Motivation in the Workplace

Motivation Today in large corporations, motivation has been for the most part abandoned because of massive restructuring, re-engineering, and downsizing. The explanation for this is that the level of trust and commitment that is required for motivation, and necessary for employees to apply the extra effort, has been greatly damaged. When properly motivated, employees tend to exert an increased amount of effort for longer periods of time towards a particular goal. Companies have begun to …

…beneficial to the company. The work that entails motivation sometimes is not always up to the standards of the company since it can be time consuming and sometimes costly. It may also leave the company feeling "cheated," and disappointed. A little motivation can go a long way and is always helpful to the employee. It can leave the employee feeling rewarded and important, thus wanting to work a little harder and longer for the company.