Human resource management - Motivation of medical staff in intensive care medicine]

Recently, human resource development concepts have become more important in intensive care medicine. Motivationally oriented leadership is an essential part of this strategy. Of particular significance, leadership first of all means not to demotivate the personnel. Furthermore, a motivationally oriented leadership concept creates a framework in which the physicians' own motivation may thrive. Intensive care supervisory staff today should be familiar with mechanisms and potential of established motivational concepts and should be able to transfer them consequently into clinical practice.