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Team Motivation

For a team to fulfill its goals and participation to be rewarding for members, motivation must be sustained for the team's duration. Motivation is defined as an internal state--a need or want--that initiates and directs behavior. A classic treatment of motivation is that of Abraham Maslow as expressed in his "Hierarchy of Needs." According to this theory, there are five principle layers of needs, beginning with the most basic physiological needs. As each layer of need is satisfied, the layer above becomes the prime motivator. Maslow hypothesized these layers of need as:

  • Sustenance - basic physical needs such as food, water, shelter, air, sleep.
  • Safety and Security - a safe environment, stability, job security, protection.
  • Belonging and Love - friends, spouse, family, a sense of community.
  • Esteem - respect from others, recognition, status, attention, reputation, as well as, self-respect, competency, confidence, achievement,
  • Self-actualization - autonomy, acceptance of self and others.*

Some theorists argue that in our society today, most individuals do not proceed from fulfilling one level and proceeding to the next. Rather, most partially fulfill each level simultaneously with physiological and safety needs tending to be more satisfied than other levels.**
    Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs-Strong Motivators of Human Behavior
    (Figure adapted from ©2002 Alan Chapman***)

*Maslow, Abraham H., Motivation and Personality, Second Ed. NY: Harper, 1970.
**www.accel-team.com, "Abraham H. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs."
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