CHAPTER ONE
1.1    GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Motivation is a management tools, management is very exciting and dynamics discipline which has a special appeal to people who aimed at getting things done in an effective and efficient way, the art defining management is however not easy.
Management can be view from different aspect of main’s activities in his effort to achieve the stated objective to an organization effectively and efficiently while some people has the terms that help management to operate, control and co-ordinate effectively and efficiency.
Motivation is a process and manner in which objective of an organization are achieve the through the combinations and coordination of the available resource which are motivation of work to increase the level of productivity.
However, for implantation to work out effectively there are some management skill needed by manager which will assist in carrying out his/her duties in an organization effectively.
Robert Katz classified skill as basic of work to help managers to work effectively in an organization.
In has book called managerial techniques and skill (1862)pg 63.
i.    Technical skills:- This is the ability of a manager to use tools and procedure and techniques in specialized field.
ii.    Human skills:- This is an ability of the mental require understanding and motivate people to achieve the stated goals.
iii.    Conceptual skills:- Is also a mental ability require of manager co-ordinate and integrate all the interest of an organization.
Finally, this study will look into management skill, how it has helped early organization and in our modern days with it usefulness in staff motivation and it productivity in an organization.
1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM  
    The researcher in this research work state motivation as a significance on staff performance, this research work made it known to use that motivation is very essential in their performance of staff.  If the staff are been motivated by the employers appraisal then to will affect positively the workers performance.
1.3    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
    The study aims at enlighten the case study which is Kwara State Polytechnic is motivating their staff teaching and non teaching staff so as to ensure effective work done.
    However, the researcher intention is to encourage the staff of Kwara State by appraising the workers whenever a worker is going well encouraging subs-workers by improving his salary declaring him as the best so as the make other improve in their working skill too. The essence of this project therefore is to evaluate and examine the present movational strategies available in Kwara State Polytechnics and its effect on the student.
    Motivation as a management tools, if well applied in organization, increases productivity and efficiency of worker staff welfare is a way to productivity commitment to workers and improvement to their efficiency.
    The objective of the study is to highlight the following:-  
1.    The significance of staff motivation in Kwara State Polytechnic.
2.    To highlight the present motivational strategies available ion the school.
3.    To highlight the correlation between motivator workers productivity and efficiency.
4.    To evaluate and examine the role of Kwara State Management.
1.4    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
    Motivation has special importance to the economy or organization of country for the following reason:-
1.    Supplement your long term objectives with short term goals and specific action.
2.    Make your job a different one set improvement objectives for your position with some imagination you probably can considerably increase your productivities.
3.    Develop an area of expertise.  Build on your strengths or develop one of your weakness into a strength.
4.    Gives yourself feedback and reward yourself setting veritable goods provides your with a standard against which you can measure your performance.