Nowadays a culture has been developed, particularly in public sector employees, who are not willing to work. They seem to be demotivated, we must find out the reasons.
@SALEEM RAZA BHATTI, good intro. The reasons, causing lack of motivation of employees at the workplace can be many. However, some of the reasons can be:
-Ineligible team leader
-Money matters, so lack of good salary package
-Domestic problems of employees also contribute to lack of motivation. For example, if someone is mentally upset due to family problems, then s/he would never contribute effectively
-Lack of skills and training to perform a certain task
-Communication gap between boss and a worker
-Lack of appreciation from upper slot
Lack of motivation can be caused by any of following 6 factors:
1. Job insecurity
Following on from the above point, a lack of career vision can give rise to feelings of insecurity. All employees want to feel a sense of security and longevity in their roles and an employer must help facilitate this with regular coaching and objective setting.
2. Feeling under-valued
If an employee feels that their efforts are not being recognized or appreciated, they’ll soon begin to lack energy and commitment in their role. It’s important to celebrate successes and give credit where credit’s due. Try to make sure that achievements are rewarded – even if it’s just with a pat on the back.
3. No development opportunities
4. Poor leadership
Effective leadership is an essential factor in the motivation of your staff. If strong leadership is lacking or is negatively affecting the outlook of the team – certain employees may start to feel demoralized.
5. Conflict
Conflict in the workplace is hugely detrimental. Healthy debate is often productive, but it’s important to keep an eye out for any workplace intimidation or bullying. Some employees may feel worried to come forward about issues relating to a fellow colleague - which is where an anonymous employee survey may help to reveal any problem areas.
6. Unrealistic workload
It’s important to keep a check on the expectations and demands that are being placed upon your employees. If someone feels overburdened by a large, impossible workload – they can soon become disillusioned, stressed and lose motivation. Equally, if an employee has a workload that’s too light or not varied enough, they might quickly lose interest.
There are good number of articles on the subject. I have attached inks to 2 articles.
http://journals.lww.com/healthcaremanagerjournal/Abstract/2006/01000/The_Implications_of_Herzberg_s.2.aspx
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/014461900433113#.U72QFvmSxpo
Perverse incentives may also explain a lack of motivation (See Kerr's classic article on the Folly of Rewarding A and hoping for B). If employees know that there is no consequence for underperformance (e.g., job loss), yet longevity and political behavior are rewarded with promotion, regardless of competence, then they will be motivated to do what is rewarded. They will do only what enables them to stay and attain their desired reward. This has a demoralizing effect on staff who learn from example, that "time" rather than good work results in advancement. In such a culture, even people who are intrinsically motivated may ask: Why exert additional effort?
https://www.tamu.edu/faculty/bergman/kerr1975.pdf
I think organizational culture also has an impact on employees motivation and de motivation and play a vital role.
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