ERIC Number: EJ771550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jan
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5 Research-Tested Team Motivation Strategies
Clark, Richard E.
Performance Improvement, v44 n1 p13-16 Jan 2005
Motivating a team is often more challenging than motivating a single individual. Individuals within teams operate with different goals, values, beliefs, and expectations. Yet the variety of team member personalities can be a positive force if each performer contributes his or her own unique capabilities when and where needed. Teamwork potentially allows a number of individuals to achieve more when they collaborate than when they work separately. Conversely, team differences are destructive when, for example, prima donnas refuse to cooperate or members loaf because there are more people available to do the job, leaving them feeling less visible. Most of the suggestions for motivating teams are exactly the same as those suggested for motivating individuals. The goal of this article is to briefly describe five research-tested motivation strategies focused exclusively on the unique quality of teams.
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Teamwork, Personality Traits, Individual Differences, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Esteem, Accountability, Competition
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Language: English
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