The motives behind motivation…

In Mike Poundfords letter featured in the People Management Magazine commenting on Rob Briner’s “Terms of engagement column and “Engaged in conversation” feature, 30 July 2009” it states that “engagement is a voluntary act” and that the organisation can not engage people, “it is up to the individual.” The letter highlights that there are a numerous reasons why it is up to the employee e.g. financial, social and ethical reasons.

Without seeing the original feature I can’t really comment fully on the complete feature but ending in the letter with “personal aspirations are aligned with organisational purpose” signalling that engagement is difficult for an employer to drive.  I believe it highlights another reason why motivation is one of the main aspects of HR, if an employee is motivated it does result in engagement.