One of the main responsibilities of a leader is to motivate the employees and make them feel involved in the organization. Motivation is one important factor that could affect an individuals productivity, and this is an essential matter a leader should look into.Now, Ill discuss about 2 theories that involve motivation Abraham Maslows Motivation Theory and Herzbergs Two Factor Theory, both can be used to determine and address individual needs that would eventually lead to motivation.The first theory is Maslows Motivation Theory, as represented by the Hierarchy of Needs.MASLOW

According to Maslows Motivation Theory, humans will strive to address their basic needs first and then move on to satisfy their more complex demands. I wont be discussing this theory further, because everyone knows this. Given the case details, it is safe to assume that the butchers have already met their physiological, safety, and social needs. Initially, the butchers felt satisfied with their earnings, secured with their jobs, and already developed this sense of belongingness in their own team.It can be assumed that butchers were approaching the phase of meeting their self-esteem needs, as their position was highly regarded, but then the issue with the luggers limited the butchers to move up further to the Hierarchy of Needs.The position of luggers became more sought after; the butchers became more restricted due to close supervision, and overtimes interfered with their social activities outside work. We then concluded that the butchers stand between satisfying their social and self-esteem needs.

TWO-FACTOR THEORYNext theory is the Two-Factor Theory, or also known as the motivation-hygiene theory. One would think that an easy way to improve employee motivation would be to decrease things that cause dissatisfaction and increase those things that cause satisfaction. However, it is not that simple.

According to Herzberg, the opposite of satisfaction is no satisfaction, and the opposite of dissatisfaction is no dissatisfaction.

>> HYGIENE FACTORS

The first component in the framework is the Hygiene Factors. I am not talking about the personal hygiene, although it can be one motivator.

These hygiene factors company policy, quality of supervision, job security, physical working conditions, salary, relations with others are the factors which when met would not necessarily lead to satisfaction, but the absence of these factors would lead to dissatisfaction.

One way to explain this is:If you keep your bathroom clean, few guests will notice this. However, they will likely notice if the bathroom is dirty(this is a literal 'hygiene' need).Initially, the butchers felt secured with their jobs, satisfied with their salary, and have already established a good relationship with the others within the team.Company policy, quality of supervision, and physical working conditions, on the other hand, are some of the factors that are appear to be absent in the workplace.Management clearly did not communicate and implement the policies well, supervisors didnt manage the team effectively, and the physical working conditions were unsatisfactory.Although these factors dont yield to positive satisfaction, their absence, in this case, resulted to the change in behavior and performance of the butchers.The butchers were, at first, contented with their salary, but because of the prevailing issue on the luggers earning extra income, the butchers developed negative feelings towards the luggers. They eventually grew dissatisfied and demotivated.

>> MOTIVATION FACTORS

To understand what truly makes the workers motivated is to take into consideration the motivation factors, which are achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility, advancement, and growth. Given the case facts, the butchers clearly have not achieved these needs because they do the same thing everyday and that they are closely supervised, restricting them to take steps forward and make progress in their work.There was clearly no room for growth, thats why the butchers had no desire to learn and achieve more challenging tasks, and attain higher standard of success.************It is important to understand that management must try to fulfill both types of need for an employee to be truly satisfied with their job.Although the two approaches Ive discussed differ in some points, they complement each other and both serve the same purpose - is motivating employees.