Human Resources

Managing an Employee with Low Self-Esteem

Within the workplace there are many influences which may impact on an employees' performance. While many texts focus in issues such as working conditions and perceptions of the employment relationship, the employees own self-perceptions and the manifestation of these perceptions in their self-esteem can also have a significant impact on their performance in the workplace (Kuhnen & Tymula, 2012). The aim of this paper is to look at the way in which supervises may manage individuals with low self-esteem.

Self-esteem is important part of any individuals' psychological make up. The concept of self-esteem is included in motivation models, such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs, where it is recognized as having a potential influence on an individual's level and source of motivation (Kuhnen & Tymula, 2012). Research has demonstrated that when employees have low self-esteem they are unlikely to provide the employer with...
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