Top 10 Motivators

Last week I had been to Bangalore to participate in the 3 days 'Hi-Impact Leadership Workshop'  conducted by Mr. Shiv Khera, the Motivational Speaker &  Leadership Consultant.  He was able to create a big impact on the attendees with his passionate speech and ability to influence your thought process. Not to exaggerate, the work shop was a clear blue-print for success. I recommend this program for all, current and to-be leaders.

I thought of blogging a few interesting topics of the workshop. The first one is the top 10 motivators. This was a study conducted at Ford Motors for management and rank and file separately. I have listed out the 10 parameters.  You shall rank between 1 to 10 with 1 being the top motivator and 10 being the bottom one.  I have given results of the survey too and you shall compare your ranking with the actual survey results (Please don't see the results before you finish the exercise) 

One important conclusion I came into was rank and file of the organization is much more responsible and loyal to the organization than the management. It may be surprising but that's what the result shows

Motivators	Your Rank (1 to 10)
Tactful discipline (conveying your message without offending)
Personal loyalty of the supervisor
Interesting work
Job security
Feeling of belonging
Appreciation of work done
Help on personal problems
High wages
Promotion in the company
Good working conditions

Finished the exercise? Now compare it with the actual survey results given at the bottom

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Motivators	Management	Rank & File
Tactful discipline (conveying your message without offending)	7	10
Personal loyalty of the supervisor	6	8
Interesting work	5	6
Job security	2	4
Feeling of belonging	10	2
Appreciation of work done	8	1
Help on personal problems	9	3
High wages	1	5
Promotion in the company	3	7
Good working conditions	4	9

Do you agree with my assertion that there are more good people in the rank and file than the management?  :)