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Self-concept and staff motivation

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, May 14, 2008

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Motivating the team is hard work, but it is one of the most important actions you take when coaching your staff. Self-concept is an important principle for the manager to recognize in employee motivation. The average person has an image of his or her self that may be inaccurate. And when an individual wants to be a particular kind of person, his or her thoughts and actions will be built around that idea. The manager cannot afford to ignore self-concept in the employees; that will lead to the employee shutting you out, rather than becoming motivated.

Use the following strategies for bringing about accurate self-concept:

• Appreciation: Individuals desire to be treated with respect and dignity. They prefer individual identity to the feeling that they are just a number.
• Security: In today's technological world, with constantly changing systems, employees may feel insecure in their positions. Let the employee know his or her job status.
• Feeling of importance: Each employee needs to be reminded that his or her job is important and vital to the organization. The employee needs and deserves ongoing recognition and praise.

Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the online course "Nursing CE Series: Leadership and Coaching Skills for Nurse Managers. Check out this course (and other online courses)!

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