Surveys on motivation at work

Surveys on motivation at work follow one another and are similar,

• Less than 30% of employees are engaged and nearly 15% may be “actively disengaged.” When rowing, let's imagine a “crossed out” where a rower rows in the other direction!
• Only half of managers think that their organization's strategic directions “are going in the right direction”
• Many employees say they are satisfied with having a job, but frustrated with the work itself...

Trust instead of control

“How can businesses get to the other side of this mirror? The answer is: trust rather than control” Jean François Zobrist.

“No problem can be solved without changing the level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein

Meaning, autonomy, and recognition

Would part of the answer be linked to meaning (the common goal, the mission), or to autonomy (room left to everyone to deploy their creativity...)? So what role could recognition (as a collaborator, as a human person), the fact of recognizing the contributions and successes of each person play?

An employee's commitment, reflected in their behavior and performance, is directly linked to the signs of recognition they receive.

(Eric Berne — Of Games and Men). So why deprive yourself of it!

A sign of recognition can be a simple look, a word, a smile (positive stroke), an invective or a violent gesture (negative stroke). The effects of the absence of recognition signs can be worse than a negative stroke...

We all have real psychological needs to satisfy (How to tell them — Gérard Collignon), a thirst for stimuli or “Signs of Recognition”, a kind of psychic food that gives us the energy we need to live, develop, and thrive.

This vital need to communicate with our environment is as important as drinking, eating or sleeping. Since childhood, it has been the fuel we need for our growth.

Recognition feeds self-esteem, self-confidence and confidence in one's abilities, so it could well have a direct impact on engagement and performance at work!

Moreover, as Éric Berne suggests to us, the signs of recognition would be inexhaustible natural resources, free and accessible to all...

To be consumed without moderation!