The topic of the final paper is to analyze the concepts of motivation in the workplace, ie employee motivation. Motivation actually represents a certain type of inner urge of an individual that drives and encourages him towards the fulfillment of set goals and tasks, and fulfilling the same ultimately results in a certain satisfaction. An increasing number of organizations are showing interest in motivation as they become aware of how people create one of the key factors in achieving set goals. Motivation has been the subject of study for many years, and the most well-known theories of motivation are divided into content theory and process theory, with certain theories outside the division such as the popular theory X and Y. In order to successfully carry out the motivation process, it is necessary to choose and an adequate approach to employee motivation. Means of motivation and approach to motivation are divided into tangible or financial motivational strategies and intangible or non-financial motivational strategies. The final paper cites as an example three extremely successful organizations that have a well-built system of employee motivation, namely Google, Virgin Group and Disney