Question $1$: Every team and individual are uniquely different in terms of their needs and what might motivate them at a given time. For instance, a research study conducted by Smart Tribes Institute revealed noticeable differences between the needs$/$desires of Millennials vs$.$ those of Generation Z$.$

An ongoing challenge for organizational leaders has involved creating and customizing efforts that could consistently motivate a wide range of employees with respect to their distinct needs and goals. For this week's activity, start by carefully reviewing the comparison between Millennials and Generation Z $($link above$),$ and by reading the opinions of a number of senior business leaders on "the best ways to motivate employees to achieve the best results," in Gleeson's $(2016)$ article published in Forbes magazine. Next, contribute to solving the ongoing challenge that leaders face regarding employee motivation by providing a technical analysis on how managers could develop an in$-$depth understanding of the evolving needs$/$desires of their workforce and how they can step towards designing highly customized approaches$/$systems to enhance and maintain motivation on a collective scale. Please keep in mind that emerging technologies such as machine learning and data analytics can be considered a key component of motivating methods$/$systems$.$ In addition, please be sure to incorporate insights from this week's lecture materials into your analysis. To partially assess the effectiveness and feasibility of your analysis, see if your recommendations and proposed alternatives would "consistently" motivate you and your colleagues within your workplace.