Physiological Needs

Safety Needs

Social Needs

Esteem Needs

Self Actualisation

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological needs:

Food, shelter, sexual satisfaction i.e. those needs needed for basic survival.

Safety needs:

The need to feel safe within your environment. Also refers to emotional and physical safety.

Social Needs:

The need for love, friendship and belonging

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Esteem needs:

The need for self-respect, status and recognition from others.

Self-actualisation:

The point of reaching one’s full potential. Are you capable of excelling yourself?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow’s level What the organisation could do

Physiological Competitive salary

Safety Safe working condition

Social Work social events

Esteem Feedback via appraisal, generally praising staff

Self actualisation Allocating more challenging and stimulating responsibilities

Application of Maslow within the workplace