Physiological needs – This includes

Physiological needs – This includes having a place to work, regular monthly salary, comfortable working environment and essential facilities (such as a tea/coffee making facilities).Safety needs – These needs include having formal contracts of employment as well as benefits such as a pension scheme and sick pay. There should also be an emphasis on health and safety in the working environment.Social needs – Managing an employee’s social needs can usually be done through promoting group working across teams, departments and different levels, as well as encouraging team building through social activities. But, with many of us working from home this can be tricky. Make use of communication tools like Microsoft Teams, Skype or Zoom so employees can socialise and collaborate with each other and make sure management are having regular meetings and catch-ups with their team. Don’t forget to take some time out to have fun as a team too, from the classic online quiz to a bake-along, there are many options out there for a virtual get together!Self-esteem – At the self-esteem level respect for others and praise is important. A 360-degree feedback and appraisal system can help, you can reward employees’ contributions and a peer to peer or social recognition programme will celebrate employees’ achievements and confer prestige and respect.Self-actualisation – At the highest level personal development plans, training, secondments, mentoring, and the opportunity for promotion enable staff to be the very best they can be. By implementing regular talent planning meetings among managers and HR, having career discussions with employees and offering options such as fast-track management programmes your organisation can fulfil employees’ self-actualisation needs while ensuring they have the expertise to fill future vacancies.this simple motivation tool remains important and as such it can help HR professionals achieve many organisational goals, such as improved staff retention and employee engagement, as long as they understand how to apply it in a practical manner and continually adapt to meet their employees’ changing needs