MOTIVATION AND DETERMINATION INTRODUCTION Human behaviour is a complex phenomenon, which needs to be taped and canalized properly for the development of any organization. To ensure positive contribution and involvement of human resources of any organization, society or state towards its desired aims, its people must be motivated and determined enough to do so. Motivation which can be said to be “inner will to do” something, forms a base of the willingness of a person to perform in the desired direction, be it for self goal or for organizational goal. Thereafter his determination to put in efforts to achieve these goals further compliments the desired behavioural response of the person. A leader is not only required to possess these qualities himself but need to motivate his subordinates also. IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION AND DETERMINATION Motivation Motivation is the desire or want that energies and directs goal oriented behaviour. Motives are