Jeffery Whippo Explains the Significance of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Leadership

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Jeffery Whippo Explains the Significance of
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs in Leadership
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Jeffery D Whippo Reveals How Abraham Maslows
Hierarchy of Needs Came About

• According to professional educator and business
  leader Jeffery Whippo, Abraham Maslows Hierarchy
  of Needs came about through his study of human
  motivations.
• He says that Maslow characterized these
  motivations into a hierarchal list of needs that
  can be used for developing a style of leadership
  that meets the needs of their employees, by
  inspiring workers to be their best by filling
  their needs through personal development.

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Jeffery D Whippo Describes How Maslow Developed
His Five Hierarchical Categories

• Jeffery D Whippo describes how Maslow developed
  his five hierarchical categories and depicted
  them as a pyramid of needs.
• The bottom level or foundation of the pyramid
  consists of the most fundamental, physiological
  needs, like pain avoidance.
• The next level in the pyramid is the need to feel
  safe from things, like illness or physical harm.
  
• The third level of the pyramid consists of social
  needs, or simply the need to feel accepted by
  others.
• The fourth level of the pyramid consists of needs
  concerning self-image. These are the human needs
  for both self-respect and the respect of ones
  peers.
• The top or highest level of the pyramid is
  self-actualization, which is concerned with needs
  that deal with personal growth and development.

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs from a Leadership
Perspective

• Jeffery Whippo feels that from a leadership
  perspective, Maslows Hierarchy of Needs can
  guide leaders in refining their leadership styles
  for meeting the specific needs of their
  followers.
• Most leaders probably will not have to worry
  about meeting the most fundamental needs on the
  pyramid such as hunger, but the second level of
  needs concerned with worker safety for example
  can be a need that they would need to focus on.

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Jefferys Views on the Remaining Pyramid Levels

• Jeffery further explains that promoting teamwork
  and cross team collaboration could fill the
  social needs of the third pyramid level.
• Ensuring that employee understands their
  importance to the team, company and the mission
  of the company can help in securing the
  followers self-image.
• According to Jeffery, once the first four levels
  of the pyramid have been concentrated on, the
  leader can focus his or her attention on
  fostering the followers personal development.

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Thank You Jeffery (Jeff ) D Whippo