What is it? It’s the need to be respected as an individual with our own exceptional abilities and talents. It is about personal performance as well – the need to be recognized for individual achievement.
2) Dependency
We need to feel like we are a part of something bigger than ourselves. People simply want to be members of a team. It is the need to feel recognized and accepted as part of a group of colleagues.
Good organizations and good managers create environments where people feel both autonomous and important and, at the same time, they feel as if they are part of a team or of the whole organization. The reward structures in the best organizations are designed to reward both autonomous and team performance.
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