In the video titled “What makes us feel good about our work,” Dan Ariely presents a TED talk about the effects of rejection and motivation, and the effect, which this has on how people feel about the work they do. Indeed, it turns out that individuals develop a sense of ownership over anything they do, irrespective of how basic the task is. Using some experiments, Ariel is in a position to offer some quite easy to comprehend insight on how individuals work and that value they attach to the tasks they perform (Ariely, 2012).
Apparently, Ariely gives three experiments in motivation whose results are fascinating. In this regard, the results of the experiments showed that individuals are driven to perform in a better way in the face of the diminishing returns in a situation where their work is appreciated. On the other hand, where there is no appreciation, or where the product of their work is destroyed right in front of them, their motivation to continuing to work declines significantly (Ariely, 2012). Indeed, it is not hard to build a person’s motivation to a certain task, and it is quite easy to destroy such motivation.
Undoubtedly, managers or leaders need to learn from this educative video. For any organization to be successful, it needs to have motivated employees, those who feel good about their work (Kvakhadze, 2016). After working hard on their respective tasks, employees need to be appreciated by their managers by even just being told “thank you” as Dan Ariely indicates in the video. Undeniably, this will make them feel their work is being valued, and they will be motivated to work even harder.
References
Ariely, D. (2012). What makes us feel good about our work? Retrieved June 11, 2016. From, https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work?language=en
Kvakhadze, S. (2016). Significance of motivation in the workplace. Retrieved June 11, 2016. From, http://www.hrclub.am/significance-of-motivation-in-the-workplace
