Pyramid

  • Self Actualization
  • Esteem
    • Recognition, Prestige
  • Social Belonging
    • Family, Friends
  • Safety
    • Stability, Financial Security
  • Physiological
    • Food, Water, Shelter, Warmth

Modern Adaption

  • in modern times physiological could also include:
    • phone (access to information, possibilities, etc)

In the Workplace

  • physiological
    • google does lots of healthy snacks
    • warmth … enough heating
    • high enough wages to cover expenses
  • security
    • secure workplaces
    • job security
  • social
    • positive work environment
      • pleasant supervisors, customers
  • esteem
    • recognizing work - making employees visible
    • provide clear career promotions
  • self-actualization
    • promotion, creative/challenging work
    • autonomy

Criticism

  • subjective
  • cannot explain all phenomena in psychology
  • we know he was wrong nowadays, or at least very incomplete
    • babies die if you just feed them and give them no social interaction