Once a need develops, it will set up a drive. The drive is aimed at a goal, which will alleviate the deficiency. Thus, a goal in the motivational cycle can be defined as anything that fulfills a need. Therefore, motivation should be thought of as involving needs, drives, and goals. All three are important to the manager in understanding the motivation of employees.
Some managers question the importance of motivation.
However, the job of the manager is to motivate and direct motivated behavior toward organizational goals. A good starting point in learning how to motivate people is to have an understanding of the major factors that affect motivation. The characteristics of the person are reflected in the individual's human needs, interests, values, intelligence, abilities, and attitude toward the job, the work situation, and the manager. The characteristics of the job are reflected in human satisfiers such as the assignment of important responsibilities, a sense or feeling of achievement, and the potential for personal growth of the individual. When these job content factors are satisfying to the worker, one will usually find a motivated individual.