Imagine that you were working on a group project that did no

Imagine that you were working on a group project that did not seem to be going very well. What techniques might you use to motivate the group to do better?

Solution

It is a group project hence every individual has to be a part of the contribution made towards the achievements of objectives of the group.

Firstly, the feeling of belongingness will motivate the members to perform well. Every individual has a psychological need of being recognized as an important member of the team. He/she should know always what the team needs him/her to do and what level of efficiency is expected out of him/her.

Organizing a competition in a positive way will push the members for better performance and higher contributions to the overall performance of the team as a whole. When every member in pursuit of the competition will perform better than his/her potential, then that will help the team achieve their objectives.

Monetary incentives in regards to the performance of the team as well as the individual performer will definitely motivate the members to go further on their potential and achieve what they thought was impossible to achieve.

Rewards and recognition for the performers will motivate the better performers to raise their bar of performance as they will know that their contribution to the team is being noticed. And the underperformers will also get motivated to perform better as everyone wants to be recognized.

Lastly, frequent brainstorming sessions with all the group members contributing to the session can do the job. This will help build a strong team as there will be more interpersonal relationships within the team. The discussion of the non and underperformers with the performers in the team will enlighten them to new ideas and better and efficient ways of performing a task.