MOTIVATION
The MICE Theory
The MICE Theory
Musings on Human Resource Management
By
VIKRAM KARVE
Numerous theories of motivation have been formulated, tomes and tomes have been written on the subject of motivation, and Management Gurus pontificate to their hearts’ content on how to motivate.
By
VIKRAM KARVE
Numerous theories of motivation have been formulated, tomes and tomes have been written on the subject of motivation, and Management Gurus pontificate to their hearts’ content on how to motivate.
Let's make the art of motivation simple. I feel that, in a nutshell, all the motivators, or motivating factors, can be encapsulated in the acronym “MICE”.
Let’s expand MICE – Money, Insecurity, Cause, Ego.
Let’s expand MICE – Money, Insecurity, Cause, Ego.
M: MONEY
I: INSECURITY
C: CAUSE
E: EGO
In today’s world Money is probably the primary motivating factor. Money Motivates. Need I say more?
Fear and Insecurity have always been most powerful motivators for ages. Though a form of manipulative motivation and negative in nature, creating Fear and Insecurity are used as manipulative motivation tools very often by many organizations and bosses to “motivate” individuals.
Fear and Insecurity have always been most powerful motivators for ages. Though a form of manipulative motivation and negative in nature, creating Fear and Insecurity are used as manipulative motivation tools very often by many organizations and bosses to “motivate” individuals.
Many idealistic persons are motivated for a Cause, ideology, belief, passion, love, ambition, or to realize one’s “life-mission”. This is the highest quality of self-actualization type motivation.
The role of Ego, pride, self-importance, self-respect [“izzat”] and self-esteem as a motivator is significant in some cases. This is a high quality “self-esteem” type of motivation.
MICE and Motivation – they are inextricably linked, aren’t they?
Tell me - isn’t this motivation theory so breathtaking in its simplicity?
The art of motivation is so easy.
When you want to motivate someone, just remember MICE and see which factor (Money, Insecurity, Cause or Ego) applies the best in the case.
Try it.
It works.
You can take my word for it.
I wonder why we have all those high falutin, esoteric motivational management theories taught at B-Schools, when all you need is MICE for motivation!
I wonder why we have all those high falutin, esoteric motivational management theories taught at B-Schools, when all you need is MICE for motivation!
VIKRAM KARVE
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