Motivating People: 8 Basic Needs

Once our fundamental requirements such as food and safety are satisfied, what motivates us or gives us purpose varies considerably from person to person. Understanding individual motivation and how it affects our behaviour and engagement at work is a key skill for leaders who want to attract and retain talent, maximise productivity and steer their organisation through periods of change and uncertainty. With a diagnostic tool designed to help managers identify and work with the individual motivators within their teams, this short course looks at some of the most common needs that motivate us and sets out how leaders can leverage them in order to get the very best out of individuals, teams and the wider organisation.