The management functions determine the essence of any organization. The functions themselves were defined back in 1916 by G. Fayole, then it was:
- planning;
- organization;
- control;
- coordination.
But here one thing is missing: the human factor. Quality of work efficiency, the success of any enterprise depends on the quality of work of all employees. And this is already suggestive of motivation.
Motivation, as a function of management, is motivation, stimulation of employees to perform their duties as efficiently as possible, to succeed the entire company.
Motivation has only one lever of influence - the formation of motives. The complexity of motivation in management as a management function is that each person has his own deep motivation , with which it is necessary to interact for successful activity.
Varieties of motivational influence
The motivation of personnel as a management function can be divided into two broad categories - economic and non-economic. It is easy to guess that the economic is a monetary reward, a bonus, an increase in the level of wages.
Not economic motivation is a more complex ball of management. Here, interests, motives, needs, actions of each individual are mutually intertwined. First and foremost, these are organizational influences that allow an employee to feel part of the team, to participate in the company's activities. In addition, this is a moral and psychological impact. This means that the manager must "play" on the weaknesses of the person, feeding his needs in return for good service. For example:
- praise;
- OK;
- recognition of merit;
- or reprimand.
Demotivators of any control system:
- undeserved criticism;
- inconsistency of wages with the tasks performed;
- congestion or underload of the employee;
- obscurity of job functions, company goals.
In addition, motivation as the main function of management can be classified according to the individual needs of the individual:
- status motivation;
- labor;
- monetary.
Status motivation is based on the desire of a person to be recognized, respected in the team, to become a leader, an example for imitation. Labor motivation is a desire to self-actualize, and money motivation is a person's desire for prosperity.
Of course, every employee has all the components of such a large concept as motivation. However, the wisdom of the leader is precisely that one must be able to look deeper and at the right time press on the various levers of the psyche of the worker.