Motivation

Employee motivation is defined as the enthusiasm, energy level, commitment and the amount of creativity that an employee brings to the organization on a daily basis.
Employee motivation is all about how engaged an employee feels in tandem to the organization’s goals and how empowered he/she feels.

Intrinsic motivation

Intrinsic motivation means that an individual is motivated from within. He/she has the desire to perform well at the workplace because the results are in accordance with his/her belief system.

Extrinsic motivation

Extrinsic motivation means an individual’s motivation is stimulated by external factors- rewards and recognition.
Some people may never be motivated internally and only external motivation would work with them to get the tasks done.

Interest

The feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
Finding something interesting increase the motivation for deal with it

Engagement

Combination of commitment to the organization and its values plus a willingness to help out colleagues
It goes beyond job satisfaction and is not simply motivation. Engagement is something the employee has to offer
The people who understand the company’s vision - and how it is changing - are more likely to demonstrate the innovation and creativity that will be needed to forge ahead when the upturn comes

Seriousness

Seriousness is the capability to give importance to the job, being respectful of the things, the people and the tasks that surround us.

Seriousness can be evaluated under 4 points of view:

Accomplishing the duties and not falling behind it
Make every effort that is requested to reach the goals
Hurrying to Work: Time respect is crucial to demonstrate seriousness
Accomplish your Works Perfectly

Reliability

Being reliable means that you do what you promised to do and that others can count on you. It is a positive social character trait.
The reliable person feels good, knowing that he or she is trusted.

Core Values

Trust

Trust is the believe in someone else reliability
Trust is good for morale and motivation
Trust builds teamwork and collaboration
Trust produces increased speed, improved efficiency and hence, decreases costs
Trust empowers ethical decision-making
Trust increases loyalty and the willingness to stay with a company
Trust decreases stress levels and hostility in the work environment
Trust overcomes resistance to change
Trust breaks down corporate silos and isolating behaviors
Trust is a gateway to persuasion, sharing and developing ideas
Trust is a key ingredient to coaching and improving employee performance

Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness is being honest, dependable, and reliable to get things done

Honesty

Honesty is the quality of being truthful. An example of honesty is telling the truth even after doing something wrong.

Honesty can improve the business environment in 5 ways:

Honesty Begets Honesty: The leaders have to be honest if they want their employees to be honest
Minimizes regulatory concerns
Boost customer trust
Helps in creating better ideas
Reduce unproductive conflict

Openness

Openness means being open in terms of sharing information so employees know what’s going on, and crucially, feel heard.
But it also means being, and expecting, an openness to different ways of working — different styles, different opinions, and, critically, feedback.
It means openness to change.

Edgewise

Amount of work

The amount of work or of working time expected or assigned

Availability

The quality of being able to be used or obtained.

Quality of work

The level of happiness and satisfaction of an employee with its work

Productivity

Productivity is commonly defined as a ratio between the output volume and the volume of inputs.
In other words, it measures how efficiently production inputs, such as labor and capital, are being used in an economy to produce a given level of output.

Efficiency

Efficiency is the ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result.
In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.

Common Sense

Identification

The level at which employees' values reflect the company's values

Communication

Responsiveness

The quality of reacting quickly and positively to a stimulus.

Satisfaction

Job satisfaction refers to a person’s feeling of satisfaction on the job, which acts as a motivation to work
Job satisfaction relates to the total relationship between an individual and the employer for which he is paid
Job dissatisfaction brings an absence of motivation at work.

Commitment

Work commitment is defined as the level of enthusiasm an employee has towards his/her tasks assigned at a workplace.
It is the feeling of responsibility that a person has towards the goals, mission, and vision of the organization he/she is associated with.

Expertise

Expertise is consensually defined as elite, peak, or exceptionally high levels of performance on a particular task or within a given domain.

Determination

Determination is a positive emotional feeling that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles.

Self-confidence

Self-confidence is an attitude personal your skills and abilities. It means that a person accept and trust itself and have a sense of control in its life. *The person knows its strengths and weakness well, and has a positive view of itself. It sets realistic expectations and goals, communicate assertively, and can handle criticism.

Friendliness

Friendliness refers to the ability to put up a warm personality that makes you approachable, easy to relate with and without any hostility.
A friendly person is someone who has a great level of respect for others. He is not snobbish but respects people’s feelings, ideas, and beliefs.

How friendliness improves working environment

Being friendly increases knowledge sharing
Being friendly increases team spirit & morale
Being friendly will improve mental health issues within your company
Reduces stress by creating a positive working environment
It'll make you feel better about yourself

Structure

Organizational structure is a way or method by which organizational activities are divided, organized and coordinated.
The structures are created to coordinate the activities of work factors and control the member performance.

Overview

Potential

Potential generally refers to a currently unrealized ability.
Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.

Proactivity

Being proactive at work means always thinking about the future, planning and preparing for what lies ahead.
It means anticipating the expected, so you can better deal with the unexpected.
It means taking action today to make tomorrow better.

At work, proactive people:

Make better use of resources, including time, energy, and money
Prevent problems from occurring
Respond promptly and appropriately to problems that can’t be avoided, thus reducing their negative impact
Feel a greater sense of control and experiences less stress
Establish a positive and powerful reputation. (In fact, proactive people are often described as problem solvers, strategic thinkers, self-starters, and even practically clairvoyant!)

Conflict behavior

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