HOW DOES IT WORK?

The example below is an illustration of

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

The first reason we come to work is to make sure

our basic living needs are met. This is the sense
that we have money for food, heating, lighting
shelter etc.

Once we have achieved this need, we all then want

to have a sense of security at work to ensure that
we can safely maintain our basic needs.

The next stage to this is a need to have a sense of

belonging. This is where an individual wants to feel
that they belong in a job . This would cover a sense of being needed in a team effort, being appreciated by those people who work
around you.

Once a sense of belonging is established, we then develop a need for having our egos/self-esteem pampered, where we develop high
levels of respect and stand out as individuals.

The final step. Which is rarely achieved is ‘self-actualisation’, where an individual feels that they have pushed themselves to their
personal limit and capabilities.