Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

How to effectively motivate employees has always been a challenge within most
organization. This is one of the reasons why Abraham Maslow decided to research on how
organizations can continually motivate their employees. He came up with a theory that
was widely accepted across the globe;
1. Physiological needs: Food, water, air, shelter, clothing and sleep
2. Safety needs: Personal security, job security, financial security, access to good health
and other modes of self-assurance.
3. Social needs: Family, friendship and team member (sense of belonging).
4. Esteem needs: Self-esteem and respect.
5. Self-actualization: Final level of hierarchy laws of needs, where you have achieved
all and just want to remain relevant.

Mary Parker Follett Management Theory

Mary Parker Follett also known as the “Mother of Modern Management,” believed that
Management was an art of getting things done through people’s intervention (Caramela,
2018). She proposed that as a leader, for you to more effective as a leader is for you to
also produce another leader after you by;

1. By creating direct contact with your employees through regular meetings and
personal discussion
2. Create an avenue for early stages team bonding.
3. Create a mutual relationship across the organization.
4. Create an avenue for a continuous process by applying experience on every
task given.

Conclusion

It very obvious that classical approach to management and the human relations approach
to management have both contributed immensely to the development of management
styles over the years which have intern improve productivity and stability within the
organization no matter the size. Modern days firms have embraced the principles of
human relations approach more than that of a classical approach, based on the fact that
it focuses more on the collective effort of employees. The classical approach is perceived
to be more robotic in nature even though human relation theories were developed due
to the loopholes in the classical approach. It is of no doubt that the two approaches are
very different from one another. It is at the best interest of any modern day’s firm to
critically analyse which theory is best suited for their organizational goals and objectives
before applying it.