Human Motivation Theory
In order to lead a team, you need to understand what drives your employees.
Psychologist David McClelland developed a theory about human motivation called Three Needs Theory.
PS: 心理學(xué)家大衛(wèi)·麥克萊蘭發(fā)展了一種關(guān)于人類動機的理論,稱為三需要理論煤伟。
Psychologist心理學(xué)家;?心理學(xué)研究者
developed發(fā)達(dá)的;?高度發(fā)展的;?先進(jìn)的;?成熟的;?成長,發(fā)展淳衙,壯大;?開發(fā);?研制;?患;?
Need for Achievement?
Employees who have a need for achievement are motivated to accomplish difficult or challenging tasks.
PS:?需要成就感的員工會被激勵去完成困難或挑戰(zhàn)性的任務(wù)蹲姐。
motivated成為…的動機;?是…的原因;?推動…甘愿苦干;?激勵;?激發(fā);?給出理由;?說明…的原因;?motivate的過去分詞和過去式
They enjoy tasks where they can see the result of their effort.
They also like to receive feedback on their work.
Those with a need for achievement enjoy receiving feedback for their work.
Need for Affiliation?
Employees who are driven by a need for affiliation feel a strong need to be accepted by others.
PS:?受歸屬感驅(qū)使的員工強烈需要被他人接受。
Affiliation英 [??f?li?e??n]? 美 [??f?li?e??n] 從屬關(guān)系;作者單位;工作單位;親和性;隸屬關(guān)系
Because they want to be liked, they often agree with any decision made by a group.
People who have need for affiliation prefer to collaborate with others instead of competing with them.
Rather than compete with others, people with a need for affiliation prefer to collaborate with them.
Need for Power?
Employees who have a need for power want to control or influence other people.
They often enjoy competing with other people.
They are also eager to be recognized for their successes.
However, their need for competition may make them hostile to others.
PS:然而,他們對競爭的需求可能會使他們對他人懷有敵意腐晾。
However無論到什么程度,不管多么;?不管怎樣;?無論如何;?然而;?不過;?仍然
competition競爭;?角逐;?比賽;?競賽;?競爭者;?對手
hostile敵意的;?敵對的;?堅決否定;?強烈反對;?有阻礙的;?不利的?英 [?h?sta?l] 美 [?hɑ?stl]
Besides competing with others, people with a need for power enjoy being recognized.
By using Three Needs Theory, managers can better understand different needs of their team members.
For example,employees who have a need for achievement should be effect on management given challenging proiects.
Therefore, to motivate different employees,managers could place them in new situations based on their needs.
Three Needs Theory can help managers understand their team better.