Motivating the Unmotivated
A collection of Lectures on Self Development
Motivation is not only making people do things, it is making people do things with greater enthusiasm. People have minds of their own, and it is their perception of the world that makes them decide to move or not to move, to be motivated or not to be motivated, but there are a few things we can do to influence them. Therefore, it is important to note that people need positive reinforcement in life so that we can make them feel that they are doing the right thing and are moving in the right direction. While motivating the unmotivated has been an important function of all our managers and supervisors of the work force, often times this vital responsibility has not been performed well enough. Hence, the commercial as well as the private sectors have wanted some relevant changes in the system. We do have our share of these unmotivated workers at all our work places and on many occasions we get frustrated because we are not able to do much to motivate them to show their peak performance at all times. The good news is that these types of workers can be motivated but we need to do our needs analysis and work according to their individual needs by developing different prescriptions for particular types of unmotivated workers. Some of these lectures have ideas to tackle the problem. Of course, these are not the only solutions because many managers can do better.