Whose responsibility is it to Motivate?
It is well understood in the academic literature that motivation is an internal force (McShane & Von Glinow, 2014). Motivation is an internal drive, and many motivators are common among all people (McShane & Von Glinow, 2014). Therefore, it is the leaders’ job to understand the underlining theories of motivation so that management may help unlock the innate motivations that are latent in every person. It is unreasonable to hold managers accountable for “motivating” their employees. We should hold responsible…