Benefits of Motivated Employees

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 “An employee’s motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.”

                                                   – Bob Nelson



Motivation is the set of states of the individual’s needs that require to be satisfied and therefore pushes, incites and causes the individual to perform a series of actions in order to satisfy them. At one time, employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. Achim, I.M., Dragolea, L. and Balan, G., (2013).

Motivated employees can lead to increased productivity and allow an organization to achieve higher levels of output. Imagine having an employee who is not motivated at work. They will probably use the time at their desk surfing the internet for personal pleasure or even looking for another job. This is a waste of your time and resources.

 

Benefits of Motivated Employees

Even the most highly motivated employees will have down days, and filling out the expense or budget reports doesn’t usually give a lot of job satisfaction even though it’s a necessary task O’Donnell, K (2021) . Employee motivation is highly important for every organization due to the benefits that it brings to the organization.

Here are the some important benefits of motivation in the workplace:

 

  • Increased employee commitment

When employees are motivated to work, they will generally put their best effort in the tasks that are assigned to them.

  • Improved employee satisfaction

Employee satisfaction is important for every company because this can lead towards a positive growth for the company. Higher job satisfaction would also mean a lower attrition rate in an organization. Getting a handsome salary is one thing but today’s employees look for satisfaction in their careers. O’Donnell, K (2021)

  • Ongoing employee development

Motivation can facilitate a worker reaching his/her personal goals, and can facilitate the self-development of an individual. Once that worker meets some initial goals, they realize the clear link between effort and results, which will further motivate them to continue at a high level.

  • Improved employee efficiency

An employee’s efficiency level is not only based on their abilities or qualifications. For the company to get the very best results, an employee needs to have a good balance between the ability to perform the task given and willingness to want to perform the task. Employees who get more done in less time are very valuable. They can accomplish a lot in the same amount of time compared to other employees. And if their work is very high-quality, you can see big productivity gains with a motivated team of employees. O’Donnell, K (2021)

  • Self-discipline

‍Motivation promotes self-discipline among employees. Self-discipline helps employees accomplish much more than the discipline imposed by their seniors. Motivated employee disciplines themself and believes that it is necessary for their interests. O’Donnell, K (2021).

Employee motivation is a critical aspect at the workplace which leads to the performance of the department and even the organization. Motivating your employees needs to be a regular routine. Heryati R (2022).

 

List of References

Ø  O’Donnell, K (2021) Why is Employee Motivation Important? https://blog.empuls.io/why-is-employee-motivation-important/

Ø  Heryati R (2022)Why Employee Motivation Is Important (& How to Improve It) https://inside.6q.io/employee-motivation-important/#:~:text=Importance%20of%20Employee%20Motivation,-There%20are%20several&text=Mainly%20because%20it%20allows%20management,achieve%20higher%20levels%20of%20output.

Ø    Achim, I.M., Dragolea, L. and Balan, G., 2013. The importance of employee motivation to increase organizational performance. Annales universitatis apulensis: Series oeconomica, 15(2), p.685. 

 

 

Comments

  1. Miyuru MadushanDecember 8, 2022 at 8:49 AM

    Good article Nadeeshani. Furthermore, motivation is accomplished by developing some effort – an activity which is expected to lead to a goal representing the satisfaction of individual needs of the person. Well-motivated people are those who have clearly defined goals, which effectively operate and have developed a sense of duty, because they are aware that their efforts lead to satisfaction not only their own needs but those of the company as well (Armstrong, 2009).

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    1. Shermila W.December 9, 2022 at 7:17 PM

      Agreed with you Miyuru, Thank you for Commenting, Motivated employees highly productive and force other to work harder there for, it is important organization to implement different motivation factors to improve productivity (Dugguh, 2014).

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  2. Ann-DanushikaDecember 10, 2022 at 5:19 AM

    Agreed with you Shermila, Furthermore, Employee motivation levels are a key factor in determining their effectiveness and general performance at work, The commercial and organizational strategy of the majority of firms therefore places a strong emphasis on developing a highly engaged staff, Organizations must first comprehend the idea of employee motivation and the advantages of a highly engaged staff in order to design an effective employee motivation plan (Team, 2019).

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