Sun to Shade

SUN 2 SHADE

Charles W Brooks

Everest University Orlando south

SUN 2 SHADE

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Case Study: Things have really been happening at Sun-2-Shade, a company that manufactures self-darkening windshields. Many changes have been made and it would look like things ought to be going smoothly. However, there are problems with the workers, and you just can't figure out what's wrong.

People don't seem to be motivated, although they are being paid well. You have been in charge, made the decisions you thought were best for the company and the workers, and have even pitched in and shown people how you want things done from time to time.

Everybody has their own business, and they know exactly how it is supposed to be done. You have heard some people complain that their job is boring, but you know that the time you have shown them is the best way to get things done. People come in late, and sometimes seem to actually resent your use! Most of the employees of this group are close to your age (Gen Xers and Millennials). You would really like the employees of this unit to feel like they are a group.

Using Maslow's motivational ideas will add value to the employee's at Sun 2 Shade treat everyone as team players. Make sure every time the company wins big that it is also shared fair with everybody on the team. Even the custodians they are also a way to the company's success. (Cherry)

Five layers of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Psychologist Abraham Maslow first introduced his theory of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" and his next book Motivation and Personality. This hierarchy suggests that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs.

This scale is most often displayed as a pyramid. The lowest levels of the pyramid are made up of the most basic needs, while the more complex needs are located at the top of the pyramid. Needs at the bottom of the pyramid are basic physical requirements including the need for food, water, sleep, and warmth. Once these lower-level needs have been met, people can go on to the next level of needs, which are for safety and security.

As people progress up the pyramid, needs become increasingly emotional and social. Soon, the need for love, friendship, and intimacy become important. Further up the pyramid, the need for personal recognition and feelings of accomplishment take precedence. Like Carl Rogers, Maslow emphasized the importance of self-actualization, which is a method of growing and developing as a person in order to achieve individual potential (Cherry)

. There are five different levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs:

1.Physiological Needs

These include the most basic needs that are necessary to survival, such as the need for water, air, food, and sleep. Maslow believed that these needs are the most basic and unconscious needs in the hierarchy because all needs become secondary until these physiological needs are met.

2.Security Needs

These include needs for safety and security. Security needs are important for survival, but they are not as demanding as the physiological needs. Examples of security needs include a desire for continuous employment, health insurance, safe neighborhoods, and shelter from the environment.

3.Social Needs

These include needs for belonging, love, and affection. Maslow considered these needs to be less adequate than physiological and security needs. Relationships such as friendships, romantic attachments, and families help fulfill this need for companionship and acceptance, as does involvement in social, community, or religious groups.

4.Esteem Needs

After the first three needs have been satisfied, esteem needs becomes increasingly important. These include the need for things that reflect on confidence, personal worth, social recognition, and accomplishment.

5.Self-actualizing Needs

This is the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Self-actualizing people are self-aware, concerned with personal growth, less concerned with the opinions of others, and related fulfilling