Why It Matters: Motivating Employees
Why learn about employee motivation?
What motivates you to do what you do? How do you motivate others to help you or to accomplish things on their own? You have already learned a lot about business and the role people play, both as managers and employees, in helping the organization reach its goals. As a manager you are expected to lead and manage people. As an employee you are given job specific duties and responsibilities you are expected to perform. Neither leading nor following will happen until people are motivated.
The following video on the motivational strategies used by Zappos is a good place to begin our discussion of motivation in business. What motivates the employees at Zappos? Is it high salaries? Long vacations? The chance to shave your head at the company picnic once a year? As you watch the video, pay attention to what really motivates Zappos workers.
From: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-introbusiness/chapter/why-it-matters-motivating-employees/