Higher Ground September `08

Team Motivation
by Peter Grazier

Factors that influence team motivation:-

1. Purpose
   - A clear purpose, focus, or mission being in line with everyone's needs
   
   
2. Challenge
   - The level of difficulty, a periodic stimulation in the form of a worthy challenge
   
   
3. Camaraderie
   - Addressing the human needs, frequent praising of each others' contributions, mutual support and understand them
   
   
4. Responsibility
   - Responsibility and authority to maintain motivation over longer periods of time, can be demotivating if the consequences of error or failure are too great
   
   
5. Growth
   - Moving forward, learning new concepts, adding to their skill base, and stretching their minds
   
   
6. Leadership
   - A good leader can be a catalyst in the short term but the best leaders create the conditions for the team to motivate itself, understanding their team members have needs

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