TEST 8 – Motivating Drives Scientists have been researching the way to get employees motivated for many years. This research in
a relational study which builds the fundamental and comprehensive model for study. This is especially true
when the business goal is to turn unmotivated teams into productive ones. But their researchers have
limitations. It is like studying the movements of car without taking out the engine.
Motivation is what drives people to succeed and plays a vital role in enhancing an organizational
development. It is important to study the motivation of employees because it is related to the emotion and
behavior of employees. Recent studies show there are four drives for motivation. They are the drive to
acquire, the drive to bond, the drive to comprehend and the drive to defend.
The Drive to Acquire. The drive to acquire must be met to optimize the acquire aspect as well as the
achievement element. Thus the way that outstanding performance is recognized, the type of perks that is
provided to polish the career path. But sometimes a written letter of appreciation generates more motivation
than a thousand dollar check, which can serve as the invisible power to boost business engagement.
Successful organizations and leaders not only need to focus on the optimization of physical reward but also
on moving other levers within the organization that can drive motivation.
The Drive to Bond. The drive to bond is also key to driving motivation. There are many kinds of
bonds between people, like friendship, family. In company, employees also want to be an essential part of
company. They want to belong to the company. Employees will be motivated if they find personal belonging
to the company. In the meantime, the most commitment will be achieved by the employee on condition that
the force of motivation within the employee affects the direction, intensity and persistence of decision and
behavior in company.
