Employee Motivation in the Nigerian Civil Service

Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. If the happiest people are those who do the most for others, then the most miserable should be those who do the least. Give people what they CRAVE and good things happen.Workplace culture is the most significant factor that influences employee motivation, engagement and effectiveness as well as work relationships and job satisfaction. Motivation determines whether the civil service in any country succeeds ¿ or even survives ¿ because it profoundly affects employee productivity, stakeholder value, and the overall organizational performance. The good news is that culture and motivation are something we can maximize to achieve desired organizational goals. Overwhelming evidence in the civil service systems supports this. In fact, more than ninety years of research proves the idea that humans have primary cravings at work that, once fulfilled, make them happier and more productive.¿Employee Motivation in the Nigerian Civil Service¿ explores the experiences of active and retired civil servants in Lagos State, Nigeria to explain the link between motivation, engagement and effectiveness.