| Though the Maslow Needs Hierarchy is apparent in | | | | their main desire is to gain attention and respect |
| several areas of life, in none of these is it more | | | | from those around them. They gain this attention |
| prevalent than in the business world. With the many | | | | and respect by providing quality work and maintaining |
| and varied stages of life that different people are in, | | | | excellent relationships with other employees. Their |
| there is a much greater concern about the possibility | | | | competitive drive allows them to excel at their jobs |
| of conflict in business. While the manager of a | | | | and any kind of workplace competition increases |
| department may have achieved the stage of | | | | quality performance and workplace cohesion. |
| self-actualization and has a family, his/her entry level | | | | Employees that have reached the self-actualization |
| worker may only be at the cusp of securing their | | | | stage are generally very useful employees as well. |
| first apartment. | | | | They tend to stay focused on the job in front of |
| The enormous difference amid workers of various | | | | them, and they also have a greater sense of their |
| stages of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is most readily | | | | self-worth, and thus tend to be of a more calm |
| shown via the previous example. The anxiety level of | | | | demeanor. They also tend to have overcome the |
| someone who is only just making do, exhibiting | | | | majority of the minor struggles in life, making them |
| problems with their physiological as well as security | | | | more stable. Another aspect of what makes these |
| needs is of major concern. Someone undergoing that | | | | employees more valuable is that they are at the |
| much stress could have their work begin to suffer. | | | | peak of the pyramid, so even if they had a backslide, |
| The reverse is also true. Employees with sufficient | | | | they would still remain higher than those who haven't |
| shelter, food, clothing, and so on for themselves and | | | | reached these levels, and they would remain a |
| their families will more often than not do better work | | | | confident and efficient worker. |
| than their co-workers suffering from a lack thereof. | | | | The Maslow pyramid theory is useful in many areas |
| The workplace can sometimes be a monotonous | | | | of life, but serves the business world best. Savvy |
| place, but the peace of mind to focus on it means | | | | employers realize that having staff who are more |
| that employees will be more productive and capable. | | | | focused, more competent, and more efficient ensure |
| The best type of employee to hire should be found | | | | ultimate success. This success can be secured by |
| through a vigorous interview process; those with the | | | | hiring employees who demonstrate the traits enabled |
| most stable life environment are the best workers to | | | | by the top tier of Maslow's hierarchy. |
| have. During the hiring process, recall the Maslow | | | | Daiv Russell is a management and marketing |
| theory that notes the best employees should be in | | | | consultant with Envision Web Promotion. Read more |
| the self-actualization and esteem stages; these | | | | Small Business Management Articles, learn about |
| people usually focus on others' needs while | | | | Abraham Harold Maslow and the Maslow pyramid of |
| completing their work tasks. | | | | needs. |
| Esteem stage employees benefit businesses because | | | | |