Skip to content ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง.
Every organization experiences moments when priorities shift, roles evolve, or uncertainty takes hold. In those moments, productivity dips not because people stop caring but because their basic needs are no longer met.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow described this pattern more than 80 years ago in his ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ (1943). It remains one of the most enduring frameworks for understanding human behavior at work:
โข ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ need: access to rest, focus time, and healthy work rhythms.
โข ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ needs: clarity, stability, and psychological safety.
โข ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐: connection and inclusion.
โข ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ: recognition, confidence, and progress.
โข ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: growth, mastery, and purpose.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ , ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ. If they do not feel safe, they cannot focus on achievement. If they do not feel seen, they cannot stretch toward growth.
Recent findings from Gallupโs ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 2024 show that ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ .
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ
๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ . Ask โWhat feels uncertain right now?โ before outlining new goals.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ . Clear norms that make it okay to ask questions or disagree respectfully.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฒ . Esteem grows when people know their contributions still matter, especially during change.
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ . Restoring balance helps people re -engage faster.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐, ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐.
๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?
