2.5.4 Motivation - Word Drop

Motivation is the desire to work hard towards a goal. Well-motivated staff are easier to ______ when a business advertises a vacancy, so it can choose from more applicants. They are also less likely to leave, so a business finds it easier to ______ the staff it has already trained. Motivated employees work harder, so ______ rises, meaning each worker produces more output and average costs fall.

Financial methods reward staff with money. ______ is the general term for payment for work, and it may be a salary or a wage. A ______ is a one-off reward paid to a person or a team for good performance, such as reaching a target. A salesperson earns ______, a percentage of the value of each product they sell. A ______ moves an employee into a more senior role with a higher salary. Rewards such as a company car or medical insurance, which are not paid in money, are called ______.

Non-financial methods do not involve extra pay. Job ______ involves staff regularly moving between departments or doing different tasks. Job ______ means adding more challenging tasks and greater responsibility to a job. ______ means staff are free to decide how to reach a goal that their manager sets.