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Maslow Hierarchy and what Maslow missed This theory puts forward the idea that individuals move through a fundamental number of hierarchical motivations, in a unique order, based on both physiological and psychological needs. The Hierarchy of needs suggests that if these fundamental needs are met then an individual can focus on higher needs such as self-esteem and respect, eventually reaching a ‘metamotivated’ state.(Maslow, 1943) Maslow refers to these three stages as deficiency needs, asserting that if these three areas are not met then the individual will experience negative physiological and psychological consequences.(Maslow,1954) Adopted from Forbes.com What Maslow Missed (H O N) model, Developed in 1948, the hierarchy of needs is pervasive across many disciplines, including business, management, marketing, parenting technology, education, and psychology. Simple, orderly, intuitively sensible, cognitively appealing and offering order out of chaos, the hiera...

Learning and Development (UNILEVER) Unilever uses management development (MD) as a strategic tool to help the organization meet it’s short and long-term goals. In recent years, Unilever has undergone a process of rapid change and MD has been  important in communicating that change throughout the organization and equipping staff to deal with it. Key features that have made the MD programme work in this way for Unilever were: joint ownership and responsibility; identification of talent at all levels; explicit incorporation of own wishes; company interests can take precedence over group interests; one system worldwide; performance ‐ development related pay; and total transparency. In addition, performance development planning is highlighted as a major component of the programme. Unilever has gone through a process of rapid change and management development has been very useful in communicating it in the organization and also training staff to deal with the change. They fo...

Employee / Employer Expectations An employer is an organization, company, agency, industry, professional service firm, nonprofit association, small business store or individual who employs or puts work a person who is called an employee. (Susan M Heathfield, 2016) An employee is hired for a specific job or to provide labor and who works in the service of the employer. (Jean Murray, 2017) Employers are so difficult to figure out. They always hire talented client. They expect a Perfect Employee. To become a perfect employee, job seekers need to do self-assessment. They must think about what does employer want from them, what they need to know, how should they present themselves and what resources are available to help them prepare. As employees, they should always be on time. They need to follow directions and accept feedback. It is not a good behavior text and talks on cell phones when while working. As a good employee, responsibilities must take very seriously. They need m...

LEARNING A learning and development strategy outlines how an organization develops its workforce's capabilities, skills and competencies to remain successful. It’s an important part of an organization's overall business strategy. Lancaster A. (2017). Five key trends and best practices that companies should consider include the use of Mobile technology, following the way of social learning tools, consensus with organizational objectives, the ability to use adaptive learning principles, and efficiency. Mobile has transformed the way companies work, interact, and collaborate. Companies are rapidly adopting social media tools and investing in social collaboration tools to better engage their employees and foster a sculpture of learning. Adaptive learning is a methodology that violates traditional models and allows employees to learn at their own pace. Learning from the past worked in silos where learning professionals had little interaction or input from...

COMPETENCY The concept of competency is closely linked to human resources management. It is immediately related to the key strategic goal of HRM – winning and developing highly competent people who will achieve their goals quickly and thus will maximally increase their input into achieving the goals of the company (Armstrong, 2001, p. 248). The concept of an employee as the most important asset of an organization is currently commonly encountered both in the literature on the subject and in management practice (Staniewski, 2008, p. 17). Who uses competencies today? Google, PepsiCo, Volvo, Nike, McDonald’s, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Toyota, etc... Employers use their key competencies such as teamwork, responsibility, career motivation, leadership much more…. Core competencies, Career stream competencies, and Technical competencies are the example for the basic competency structure. Core competencies are the collective learning of the organizat...