Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A Carrot a Day !!

The dil in most cases is insatiable; like a whimsical child, it keeps asking for more. If the chant ‘give me more’ is for self-growth, work, or self-actualisation, there is nothing like it. But if it is for incentives, perks, and increments, then the individual may gulp, belch and burp, till he or she falls sick, yet the desire for more may not reach its saturation. The only paramount motivation is to ask, pray, and wait for more. Applying this to an organisational setting, an individual would climb the ladder one rung at a time, and hold on to a rung till he or she gets a KITA (Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory stated KITA as an acronym for ‘Kick In The Ass’; giving rewards or punishment for someone to do something), then move up to the next rung and hold on there; this exercise would continue indefinitely. Yeh Dil Maange More is very much a part of corporate culture, and is adversely affecting intrinsic motivation, positive work culture, productivity, and retention of employees. We try to look into this malady, and how organisations can motivate employees to give their best and gain their loyalty without resorting to the carrot-and-stick policy.

Motivation is an intriguing topic; one of the most commonly confused words and equally haphazard are the procedures for developing it. Most confuse ‘movement’ with ‘motivation’. Motivation is: consistently putting effort, energy, and commitment into desired results; the imperative words being ‘consistently’ and ‘desired’. Movement is short-term and usually stops once the force is removed, so it is not consistent and it may not be desired. It is what Herzberg graphically summed up as KITA, which can be positive or negative – carrots or sticks – but they have the same effect, an outside force that generates movement.Read More..

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