In business, everyone should be treated fairly and equally. But, not all people are alike. There are people who are motivated to work because they have a sense of achievement, others would want to work because of their goals, while there are also people who are expecting to get something from the company.

We all know that expectations can greatly affect an individual’s motivation. The amount of effort employees exert on a specific task depends on their expectations of the outcome. Most often than not, most of the employees would ask themselves what is the reward if I complete the task and is it worth my effort?

But, remember employee’s expectation varies from one person to the other. Therefore, they establish their own vies in terms of task difficulty and the value of the reward. That is why most huge corporations vary their rewards every time they give it. There are times they give free tickets or tour abroad, diamonds or jewelry, appliances and so on. With the company announcing the reward before hand, most employees will scramble to work hard and better just to get the reward.

Here are five steps to improve employee performance while meeting expentancy theory:

1. Determine what rewards are valued by employees.
2. Determine each employee’s desire performance standard.
3. Ensure those performance standards are attainable.
4. Guarantee rewards tied to performance.
5. Be certain that rewards are considered adequate.

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