motivation of employees; Maslow

hierarchy of needs…. Maslow believed everyone had same needs that can be organised by hierarchy.

5 levels of human needs which employees need to have fulfilled at work

bottom to top hierarchy - only once bottom level is met then the next need becomes important

business needs to offer motivators to help them fulfil each need and progress up the hierarchy of needs

%%self actualisatio%%n - intellectual needs, fulfilling full potential and achieving targets
%%esteem needs%% - self respect and level of status; skills and abilities are recognised
%%social needs%% - feeling wanted, sense of belonging, part of team/firm appreciated
%%safety needs%% - job security ; safe working environment
%%physical needs%% - basic needs like food, shelter

==Maslow level of human needs==	==applying to business==
physical needs	acceptable pay and working conditions
safety needs	job security, clear job role and description, health and safety protection and insurance
social needs	team work, social facilities, mentoring and coaching, communications
esteem needs	status; job title, authority, trust, recognition of achievements
self actualisation	promotion opportunities, challenging work, job enrichment