Motivating Factors and their Impact on Teamwork

Motivating factors can have a significant effect on the work of a team, especially by influencing the behaviour and commitment of a team, their performance and productivity, as well as the image they project and reputation they reinforce to people outside of the organisation. Numerous impacts can arise from motivating factors, including:
• Increasing productivity can be an outcome of a well-motivated team that is working within a positive work culture. There is a commitment to put in a good work effort, often in a friendly competitive way amongst team workers, and to increase the efficiency of production.
• Improved decision making will often result from the greater engagement and interest shown by employees, leading to more efficient and effective use of resources.
• Problem solving skills will often be enhanced as team members are more likely to discuss issues amongst themselves, being seen as a challenge to find an improved outcome or solution.
• Improved morale will often result from recognition of work effort, encouragement of personal development, as well as being treated as a valued employee.
• Improving teamwork can be a self-perpetuating outcome where positive motivational factors exist.
• Innovations in products or processes can result from an increase in the sharing of ideas, empowerment, rewards, and equitable treatment across the organisation. This can contribute in a positive was to the success and growth of an organisation, which will often be seen as a leader or trailblazer within their industry.
• Having a well-motivated workforce improves staff retention, along with reduced need for additional recruitment, saving on time and money.
• Job satisfaction increases and product quality levels can be more uniformly and consistently maintained, or improved, with personal development, sense of achievement, along with an increase in responsibility and accountability all helping to drive this.
• Motivating factors contribute to wanting to ensure a professional approach is taken within the workplace, and this in turn contributes to a positive reputation viewed by others of an organisation.
• An increase in the consideration, care and empathy shown to others within a team might help to reduce mental health issues arising, and where this does occur then there might be an increased likelihood of a successful resolution being found from within a team.