Motivating 21st Century WorkersMotivating 21st Century WorkersMotivation is the key to keeping employees interested in working hard and meeting the daily demands of a business. From my perspective, managers must be able to successfully motivate their employees in order to avoid high turnover, satisfy employee needs, and maintain an overall good reputation for the company. With a happy employee, you will also have happy customers.Motivational StrategiesI believe that to properly motivate your employees, a manager must first find out how and what different strategies will work for which employees. There are many ways to motivate workers, but I believe there are more effective strategies that work on some workers than others. That being said, I believe that managers need to establish some sort of personal level with their employees in order to effectively motivate them to work harder and achieve company goals. Money The most controversial idea in motivation strategies is money. Personally, I think that if an employee is not paid what they feel is appropriate, they will be unhappy, regardless of any other motivating factors. Unless the need or desire for money is satisfied, the employee will most likely feel unappreciated and unhappy, regardless of other motivational strategies an employer might use. A personal example I would like to use is that when I worked as a receptionist at Supercuts, I was held responsible for a large management job, without being paid for it. I quickly found myself overworked, tired and still earning minimum wage. No matter what type of motivation strategies my manager used, I was always disappointed and dissatisfied with my salary, which ultimately led me to quit my job. A...... middle of paper ...... employee to make decisions in his or her field of work, it makes the employee feel comfortable and it will benefit the customers as well.ConclusionAlthough there are many effective strategies for motivating employees, I chose these four strategies because they are ones that I completely agree with. In my opinion, money, self-esteem, relationships and autonomy are important to include in their motivation skills. I showed what each of these terms means to employees and how important it is to use them in the job market. My theory is that it is not wise to use money alone and vice versa, these strategies should all be used together because employees all have different needs and wants.ReferencesNelson, Bob. “The ironies of motivation.” Strategy and leadership Jan.-Feb. 1999: 26+. General OneFile. Internet. August 22, 2010.1, Para. 4.