Knowing how to lead a team within a corporate environment is not as easy as it seems. There are many factors involved in this very complex process, as it involves interpersonal relationships within the company. In the case of motivation, perhaps it is even more difficult because, for a professional to be motivated, a variety of aspects are necessary, ranging from the salary range he receives for the work carried out, to his relationships with co-workers and especially with his relationship with your leadership.
With that in mind, several professionals specialized in the field of human emotions within business organizations, especially psychologists, who are increasingly investing in training on leadership and motivation so that they can manage to transform an employee who is sometimes apathetic and without interest in work in a motivated person within the business institution, with a leader who encourages him, and who is competent within his functions.
Leadership Concept
Leadership can be of several types within business organizations: Autocratic leadership is characterized by the mere execution of actions by a subordinate under the command of his leader who is concerned only with the demands of the company in which he works. In democratic leadership, although the leader leads his subordinates in their tasks within the business organization, he listens to his employees’ suggestions and in some cases even requests them. In addition, he is always ready to encourage his employees, encouraging them to carry out their tasks or praising them when a job was well done. This type of leadership is what most motivates professionals, as it makes them feel useful to the corporation to which they belong.
Concept of Motivation
Motivation within a corporate environment can be understood as the desire to perform a work task efficiently that brings benefits to the company not only for the employee but for all his co-workers and his boss. When the professional is motivated to perform his work satisfactorily, the benefits appear in the short term, such as, for example, his professional development and the increase in the company’s profitability. There are many factors that can contribute to the motivation of professionals within a business institution: remuneration consistent with the position they occupy and their skills in carrying out the work is one of the main motivating agents for employees in general. But other factors such as, for example, being heard by the team leader, giving suggestions, and actively participating in some important decisions for the company also serve as motivating factors for individuals within the professional environment.
Final considerations
There is a very significant relationship between a professional’s motivation within his corporate environment and the type of leadership to which he is subordinated. When leadership is democratic and acts by encouraging subordinates to give their opinion on some matters relevant to the proper development of their work tasks, there is, as a direct consequence, an employee who is motivated to carry out the work entrusted to him in the best possible way. This type of relationship is based on reciprocity where one hears the opinion of the other, and mainly there is a feeling of teamwork in which cohesion is extremely important for personal and professional development within the corporate environment.
By Salete Dias