Create a blog entry discussing each of the motivators identified in this
video and discuss their impact on you; additionally identify 3
additional motivators that have a major impact on you.
Motivators seem to be something that inspire people to come to work and to stay at work. Each of us want to feel as though we are contributing to the overall mission of the company and that the company recognizes our dedication to them. In the video, Andy mentions three motivators that he thinks inspire people. They are interesting work, recognize me, and expand my skill set.
To address how they effect me, I thought about them in my current work environment. I think we've all heard over the years that "we should do what we love". I interpret the "interesting work" aspect as the ability to be involved with a company who peaks your interest and your creative side. For me, I love my job, everyday brings something new and there is a constant need for me at my job. Secondly, I feel as though I'm always looking to expand my skill set. Who isn't? I love to learn and I love to see how different rules of regulations effect my ability to adequately do my job. As Andy mentions, pay doesn't always keep someone working for you and it doesn't always mean that you're happy there. The last aspect was the value me. Like the discussion this week, KPMG has a great program for it's employees. They show initiative to help women in the work place, placing emphasis on family orientated advantages. It was interesting how KPMG was able to keep a lot of the woman workforce employed. In past classes and in past week's, I've learned how hard it might be to do that. In the video from KPMG, we saw how happy the workforce was and how the members at KPMG were having the three principles that Andy talked about addressed.
Last, three motivators that have an additional impact on me are, work schedule, distance from home, and coworkers. My current work schedule is rough. I don't know what a Monday through Friday schedule feels like, I never have. That isn't a current facility thing, that is an air traffic control thing. It seems like we're always at work. Planes are always flying. Second, if I'm going to be spending that much time at work, I need to be close to where I live and close to things I enjoy doing. I recently turned down a six figure job. Why? Because, like Andy mentioned, money isn't everything and why would I want more money to live somewhere I didn't want to be. Last, sometimes we all work with people we don't like or don't get along with. If there was a magic wand that I could wave to make people a little easier to work with, I'd sell that and become rich. Coworkers can make or break the culture of a facility. Sometimes there isn't anything that you can do about it.
I learned a lot this week from looking at things from another angle. When a company can keep you engaged, keep you happy, and then show appreciation for you, you would tend to be a lot happier there. Like everyone else, I think those are things that make people happy and make people feel appreciated. These have to be things that are done daily or weekly, not annually. Being appreciated in your career is great. Sometimes money comes with appreciation, but like Andy said, it shouldn't be a driving force.
Mulholland, A. (2011, January 1). The Three Things We Work For (Money
Isn't One of Them). Retrieved September 7, 2014, from
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