In spite of increasing pay packets, retirement benefits, and better legislation procedures for employees, the problems of demotivated employees still exist. The article discusses the factors that stand in the way of motivating employees in an organization.

One of the oldest definitions of management is "getting things done through others". Here the "others" refers to the employees of the organization. The potential of a manager in influencing employees at work is vast, yet is on many occasions under-exploited. The manager's role in motivating the employees is very significant because his/her reputation and success depends on the employees' effective and productive outcomes. The hour of the need is to take the initiative in helping the supervisors with their employee responsibility. Employees want to contribute their might towards attaining realistic objectives and get involved in the decision-making process. The problem in motivating lies in connecting "what the employees want" and "what the organization wants them to do". The organizations of today need to play a constructive role and believe in participative management, though it may mean certain sacrifices from the management's sidethe goal should be reach the target. Managements should understand that employees get motivated more by seeing their ideas being implemented rather than investing in the modern panacea of stock options and shares in profits.

In spite of increase in pay packets, retirement benefits, and better legislation procedures for employees, the problems of demotivated employees still exist. The reasons for such demotivation could be many, but if such barriers are not brought to light and clarified, employees may feel alienated and confused. They might even distance themselves and seek source of support from other places, which may ultimately undermine their motivation to achieve the goals of the organization. On a negative light, they may even lead a group of such employees into a safe community of underachievers and failure to use their potential. Only employees who have the drive to succeed despite challenging circumstances are able to draw on the resources of the organization and move forward. In the absence of the knowledge of such barriers, both the employers and the employees misinterpret one another and motivation suffers. There are many factors which conspire in undermining the motivational level. The following are few of the factors that stand in the way of motivating employees in an organization.

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