Employee Motivation Theory Often times companies that struggle with the relationship between the employees and the goals of the organization; sometimes the moral of its employee is thread that sets the relationship apart. Managers have made several failed attempts to establish that relationship with the employee to knit them together with the goals of the organization. Therefore, the company level of accomplishments is diminished. A good manager has learned good people skills, and often times he/she is able to motivate their employees to increase their output. It is important to be able to penetrate any barriers that the employee may have as a defense mechanism.
Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating In Good and Bad Times Who is the main Character Ron Bent the plant manager is the main character. He is tasked with attempting to turnaround the Engstrom plant because of low productivity and slumping profitability. What is Actually the Problem Although there are many different issues at the Engstrom plant, one of the main problems is that the management is not properly motivating their employees. This is causing low productivity and profitability at the plant, which is making Ron Bent the plant manager lay off workers and the Engstrom Family consider closing the plant. Bent describes this as a “vicious cycle”.
However, he scores low in engagement. He tends to alienate his co-workers which can build distrust between them. It is recommended that he take the Communications Skills survey so that the company can help him develop his interpersonal skills to build a more cohesive team. Tim Scott also has high job satisfaction, but tends to act first and think later. It would be beneficial to have him take the What Time of Day am I Most Productive survey to see if his poor decision making is based on his ability to focus.
They can make a formal grievance complaint if they’ve tried solving a problem by talking to manager but they’re not satisfied. The employer should put their grievance procedure in writing. Worker should be able to find this in their: company handbook human resources (HR) or personnel manual HR intranet site employment contract Their employer’s grievance procedure should include these steps:
The integral part of the problem was also identified in poor differentiation of “non-sell” and “selling” time. The company also used sales per hour ratio as the leading factor in performance evaluation and work compensation. This performance indicator was not properly balanced by other factors, such as customer satisfaction, in actual work compensation. My suggestions for designing a motivation program for Nordstrom would include a system to reward the employees for the work they do and not hurt them for time spent in meetings and shelving. They should set up a system that encourages the employees to “go the extra mile” without penalizing them on their hours.
Acting as the consultant, I will provide a brief description of the situation, recommend a solution, and provide the results for each of the four major phases in the simulation. Major Phases Simulation Phase I Situation - The consultant must determine the primary cause to low job satisfaction among the stunt performers. Reading the blog provided some insight to how employees feel about their employer. * The company’s salaries are below the industry norms. * The stunts are routine and outdated, and suggestions for improvements are unwelcomed.
• Low business profit • Closure to the business. • Food Wastage The above analysis shows the issues and it clearly shows what the business needs to improve. I have chosen this Analysis to explain the Weakness and Threats to the business. Weakness I believe Staff Training and Procedures is a weakness to the business and improvement is needed in this sector. Giving staff better training in any business will improve the service, less mistakes will occur and staff will feel worthwhile.
Ethical considerations must be given by managers as to how the strategic plan will influence the stakeholders. The business organization’s management follows the mainstream behaviors of the society to justify their decisions on choosing their role as being ethically and socially responsible business. Many businesses in a depressed economy have to lay off their employees and close plants, these decisions are difficult to carry out because socially, it will cause hardships for employees or the community. A good example of being ethical and socially responsible business when encountering this situation is when Cisco Systems decided to lay off 6,000 full-time employees, that it acted ethically in providing a unique severance package where these employees it who agreed to work for a local nonprofit organization for a year would receive one-third of their salaries plus benefits and stock options and be the first to be rehired (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010). When investors or shareholders are demanding the business to produce profit, managers must consider how to devise steps for transparency in their strategic plans to report factual business dealings.
This company is losing employees due to poor pay plans and new competition coming into the area. This stimulation gives a true work setting situation. The team sees the options and gathers information based on different variations. The group was able to use the extra help and information links provided to gain more knowledge of the company’s current concerns and issues. The main problem with the evaluation tools and techniques when encountering the company issues was hard to determine.
WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION. 215. Communication is essential in any work place or business as if not carried out it can affect business. Good communication means a happy working environment, poor communication can lead to disgruntled staff or customers. There should always be good communication between management and their staff, being misunderstood and feeling out the loop are signs that communications have broken down, Which can lead to a situation of frustration and may result in work not being carried out correctly.