iarjbmIARJBMIARJBM2708-5147https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjbm.2021.v02i02.058Impact of Motivational Drive on Workforce PerformanceSasmitaNayakAssistant Professor, Department of MBA, College of Engineering Bhubaneswar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaToday’s toughest challenge for manager’s to make the employees ever ready for best performance. Every organization success is mostly depends on the employees. Human resource is the only powerful key to compete and cope with changes. For an employee the organization is like their home and they never wants to go away from the home, if they live happily. It's a continuous challenge for manager to engage and motivate employees. Thus the managers are continuously trying to boost motivation of workforce for better performance. Most influential researcher about human behavior like Abraham Maslow, Herzberg, Adam Smith and Sigmurl Freud have taught us about human behavior. In the book by Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria driven how human nature shapes our choices. They are drives to Acquire, Bond: from connections with individuals and groups, Comprehend: Satisfy our curiosity and master the world around us, Defend: protect against external threats and promote justice. By using this model this study focused on deeper understanding of relationship of engage and motivate employee with their performance and insights into human behavior, which help the organization get the best out of employees by fulfilling fundamental needs.