In the
video, “The Three things we work for (Money
isn’t one of them)” by Andy Mulholland, it is explained that HR no longer
needs to be a separate entity but instead it needs to become part of the
company’s culture. Mulholland explains: “A good HR is a cultivator of good
working attitudes. Good working attitudes is a cultivator of good leadership”
(Mulholland). According to Mulholland, Pierre Hessler helped him realize the
many opportunities the Capgemini company had for growth and the opportunities Mulholland
had as well of learning, developing, and understanding how to move a company
through technical issues, understand strategy, help people to develop things,
etc (Mulholland).
Mulholland
explains that after learning and recognizing the change that needed to be done,
he was able to identify 3 things/reasons that employees work for. These reasons
ultimately vary between individuals. The first reason that individuals work for
is “Give me interesting work” (Mulholland). Reflecting on this reason, I
believe this is true. Some people would rather be out in the battle field
fighting for what they believe is right, while others are happy and find it
interesting to write codes for a computer software company. I, myself, agree
that having interesting work can be the difference between enjoying, being
motivated to work and just doing the bare minimum. For example, I enjoy my job.
I like that my company is involved with the community and its employees. I like
that I get the chance to interact with loyal customers as well as new
customers. To me it’s personally interesting to be able to see the different
personalities everyone has as well as make an impact on their day.
The
second reason is “Expand my skills”. This has impacted me professionally
because it’s making me grow as a person and as a professional. The company that
I work for has provided me with career advancement opportunities. Right now,
management’s plan for me is to become a supervisor by the end of this year. This
is a great opportunity for me to continue on expanding my skills set. The third
and last reason Mulholland talks about is “Recognize me” (Mulholland).
Mulholland states this is the most critical reason that employees work for.
Recognition is “Really the value that helps people want to be part of the
community, grow, and develop with the company” (Mulholland). This reason has
impacted me because as humans we all tend to fall back to the type of mentality
that says “why go the extra mile if they won’t notice and it won’t make a
difference” (Mulholland). Recognizing someone else’s work makes them feel
appreciated, valued, useful, part of the team, etc. There are times where I’m
super busy with school but I’m told to stay an extra shift in order to cover
the employee who is out sick. My boss’s boss sends me a Thank You note the next
day for having to work a 15hr shift and still come in the next day to work.
That makes a difference on a person’s day. It makes me feel good that I’m being
recognized for my hard work.
Even though the video spoke about the different reasons
employees work for and that money really wasn’t one of them, unfortunately, for
me right now it is. The only reason why I say Money is the reason why I work
for is because I have student loans to pay off. Right now, all my student loans
are accruing interests and as much as I would love to at least pay the interest,
it’s hard to be able to pay bills and interests on more than 10 student loans
at the same time. Another major motivator for me is Purpose. “Purpose is
perhaps the greatest employee motivator” (Kennedy, 2013). If I feel like my job
can make a difference or I’m contributing to the bigger picture, I am all up
for doing it. I tend to be more energized to take on the challenges ahead because
I know that at the end my job will make a difference. My last motivator is Acts
of Service. “Helping employees get tasks done can motivate employees by evoking
a sense of teamwork and purpose”. I find it motivating when my supervisor gives
me the appropriate information, opens up her resources for me to complete tasks
and so on. In other words, it removes this sense of stress of not having the
correct information or contacts to complete the tasks that it actually
motivates me to take on the challenge.
References:
Kennedy, D. (2013, January 24). What Really Motivates Employees?
[Infographic] | Entrepreneur.com. Business News & Strategy For
Entrepreneurs | Entrepreneur.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225560
Mulholland,
A. (n.d.). The Three things we work for (money isn't one of them). Books 24 x
7. Retrieved April 20, 2013, from
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