Top 5 Employee Motivators

It seems like most important decisions always come down to the numbers. This is especially true for management. This month I am introducing a new blog entry called Fascinating Numbers. In these short blog entries, I will share fascinating numbers that provide important insights into the world of management and leadership. For the first entry, I will share the top 5 motivators at work. Although the rank order for the top 3 motivators may vary depending on who conducts the survey,results consistently show over time that the top 5 motivators for employees are the following:

Top 5 Motivators:

1. Challenging Work
2. Recognition
3. Employee Involvement
4. Job Security
5. Compensation

These fascinating numbers show that employee morale is more directly affected by the boss and his or her management and leadership styles than it is by job security and compensation. (This is true, of course, when employees’ compensation and job security are reasonable for their needs and are equitable.)

Numbers are fascinating!

Organizational Change: 8 Reasons Why People Resist Change :

With the rate of technological growth, our Information Age, and the global economy, change is now the normal state of business. Organizational change does not come easy, however. As many as two-thirds of organizational total quality management efforts fail.

Senior sponsors of the change often blame its failure on employee and middle manager resistance to change. At times, this is true. More often, however, senior leaders and managers over-estimate how much change they can force on the organization. Some also do not understand how difficult it is to lead and implement change effectively. Leading and implementing change requires people skills!

8 Reasons Why People Resist Change.