Every organization, whether public or private, needs people to carry out daily operations as employee productivity directly affects how successful an organization is. When employees are motivated, they perform at their best; regrettably, the level of public servant productivity has drawn a lot of criticism. Due to the nation's current dire economic position, it is nearly impossible for people to make ends meet; they appear to live day by day without any thought of the future for either themselves or their children. Against this background, the study is focused on examining how motivation affects the productivity of public servants at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State. The study is descriptive research, which recruited 100 healthcare professionals from the hospital's general outpatient department. Questionnaire was the tool used to collection responses from the respondents. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined to be r = 0.82. According to the findings of the study motivation can improve employees’ productivity and influences them to put in more effort in their organization. Mechanisms the organization can use to motivate employees to give their best during the working period include education sponsorship, benefits, fair wages, praise and reward. In conclusion, the analyses carried out showed that staff motivation has significant influence on organizational productivity in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State.

Keywords: Motivation, Productivity, Employee, Public Servant, Healthcare workers.