Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs directly influences Employee Engagement

Psychologist Abraham Maslow argued that individuals need to satisfy basic needs – warmth, safety and security. This same theory can be applied to how an organisation engages with its staff.

For many people the basic needs of a job are that the salary allows them to pay bills and live a lifestyle they want. This is survival.

We may like to think people are motivated by other criteria, two questions we ask when reading job ads are “what’s the pay?” and “is it permanent?” When these two things don’t meet our needs the job instantly becomes less attractive.

If you make your staff feel their contribution is important and they are integral to the company’s values and goals then that’s when you reach the high engagement holy grail.

So how do you determine where on the ‘needs’ spectrum your employees actually are? Use Scancapture’s survey to not only give you this information but it also allows you to rank your staff on the Needs Hierarchy and provide detailed guidelines on the actions required to move employees up the ladder from ‘just surviving’ to highly engaged, productive individuals.