What caused this and what can be done to cure demotivated behavior?
One of several things could have caused it. Spot it! And scoop it out!!
The standards set before you are too high: You find yourself consistently falling short because of the traumatic targets, and you become disillusioned.
(There is no shame in confessing this to your immediate boss. Instead of ignoring quality standards and wasting time trying to cover up mistakes you make, have a frank talk with
him/her asking for shorter-range goals in the operational standards for you)
There has been no advancement for ages: The wage increases are given too late or too reluctantly; you look at what others who have achieved far less than you have got and you
find the difference insufficient. Further, the opportunities of promotion are almost
out of sight and you are unable to see tangible and immediate effects of your work.
No wonder you feel flat. (For heaven's sake- if yours is a giant- sized organization,
you ought to know that salaries are relatively fixed for positions. If you feel there
are no chances of growth in one particular sector, start inching towards another,
one with more potential for upwarders.)
You do not have a proper job brief: The result is that there is considerable duplication
of effort, arguments over procedures and irritating questions about what to do next.
In addition to that, there is too much pressure from the top and you feel that your
superiors are constantly "riding rough" all over you.( Don't waste any more time stewing
and tripping over this; clarify directly from your superior the expectations and start
a new work regime)
You feel like a speck in a galaxy of giants: This happens often in companies when people
do not have sufficient contact with or access to the management and they begin to believe
that no higher ups in the company care about them. (If your boss has not bothered to find
out how you are doing ,you take the initiative; wait for the right moment and then give
him a quick update on your achievements, maybe on a fortnightly basis; gain or grab his interest.)
You have got drawn in with the wrong crowd: In almost every organization there is a
disgruntled group. It consists of persons who are constantly grumbling, who find fault
with everything, who create and spread gossip and who-if you allow them to-will drip
cynicism all over you and coerce you into looking at the bleak side of everything.
(Pull out-be your own person; make your own decisions)
The important thing for you to remember is that you cannot blame anybody else for your demotivated spirit...nor can anyone else do anything about it. Motivation is something that comes from within each person; not something that can be instilled or planted in you. Compare it to the growth of a human being. A mother cannot make her child grow, but she can aid the natural growth with nourishment that will help it to mature in all aspects. In the same way, your company or your boss cannot motivate you, though it is possible for them to create the kind of climate in which you would want to work to your full potential. But the onus lies on you. Because dear clever heart, You're the one that needs the job.
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