The best forms of motivation focus on what the employees deem to be important. Many organizations find that flexibility in job design increases an employee’s longevity with the organization, improves productivity and betters morale ("Reference for Business; Encyclopedia of Business", 2012). Some methods of motivation include empowerment; creativity and innovation; learning; quality of life; monetary incentives; and other incentives ("Reference for Business; Encyclopedia of Business", 2012). Empowerment means giving employees more responsibility and decision making authority so they can feel control over the tasks they are held responsible for and better equips them to carry out those tasks ("Reference for Business; Encyclopedia of Business", 2012). Creativity and Innovation gives employees the opportunity to use their ideas to improve a job, product, or service ("Reference for Business; Encyclopedia of Business", 2012).
Without access to social media a brand can become lost. It would be beneficial to any brand, large or small, to utilize social media to expand their brand awareness and enter into new markets. Twitter grants one-on-one interaction with our consumers. This makes us more approachable, we are viewed as people instead of a brand. It created trust between us.
Zappos owners wanted his company to be fun and weird, making sure to stay adventurous with an open mind. Zappos is also a company that lives by growth and setting goals, so with that comes learning. Zappos is always up on learning the new\and building honest, open relationships, having effective communication within the company and their consumers. Zappos figured out how to accomplish more by doing less by being determined and passionate about their company and remaining humble. Nick has done a successful job at making the company a fun environment to work for, making it exciting for the employees, giving them a reason to want to go to work.
(2) The culture developed by the founders especially CEO Steve Jobs, could be defined as controlled dreamers, officially they thought of themselves as "Dreamers and Believers". A good example of the controlled part of that statement is best illustrated by Apple's universally acclaimed practices (3) a) Accountability - everyone is accountable for their actions. b) Hire the best - experts who can work as part of a cross-functional team c) Consistency - Simple products, intuitive and engaging d) Excellence above revenues - back the customer from beginning to end, revenue will naturally follow e) Treat employees well – loyalty is generated when the employee feels that the company cares about them. Two ways Apple attempted to accomplish this it through the Pioneering telecommuting and nap rooms. Apple’s culture went through three distinct phases, growing with Jobs, Live without jobs, and look out jobs is back.
He believes our minds have been altered to expect all information the way the Net hands it out: “in a swiftly stream of moving particles,” as he put it. The author admits that the advantages of the internet are great, but believes they come at a great
Chapter 13 - “Analyzing Managerial Decisions: Bagby Copy Company MBA 540 Michelle Wilson August 9, 2015 There are many advantages and disadvantages to specific vs. broad task assignment. Assigning specific tasks to workers allows the company to hire specifically based on the ability of the worker to do a very specific job. In this way efficiency can be increased as a worker should be performing the job that he is comparatively best suited to perform and nothing else. Competition amongst workers can also be increased as there is a specific metric to judge by. The cost of training a worker is also reduced as the worker does not have to be trained in every aspect of the company only what he is going to be doing.
A04- RECRUITMENT Job advert Fit for purpose The good points about the job advert are that it looks consistent because it has the same font throughout. The impact this has is that it makes the document more appealing and attracts candidates leading them to applying for them job. If it wasn’t the job advert would not look attractive and not many candidates would apply for the job meaning Topshop can lose out on potential candidates that can help Topshop develop and increase profit. It has the business logo which tells candidates who the business is and it makes the document look professional. The impact this has is that candidates find the document more appealing leading them to reading the advert and if they think they are suitable for the job they will apply for the job.
If the employees are performing their job better, they will deliver better quality products, in a timelier manner, thus raising the customer satisfaction. The more satisfied a customer is, the more likely they are to keep purchasing your products and recommending your products to others, thus raising your financial level. Once again this shows the cause and effect that was discussed earlier in this report. Each of the four areas ties into one another, but they all are used to achieve the same thing; and increase bottom line for the
Happy and satisfied employees’ decreases the turnover rate within the office and also keeps the moral high. Continuing this shows the high level executives that the General Manager is doing well and optimizing his ability to lead. It is also important for an organization to work as a team. The general manager must know how to execute and communicate the same common goal to different groups. This is very difficult because in order for the team to feel as equally passionate about the common goal, the manager must communicate the goal in a way that makes each employee feel they are doing their part individually to achieve the common goal.
A positive influence plan includes compensation for positive emotions and performance, quality and timely performance evaluations, and timely employee surveys. All of these tools for increasing employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance will not result in immediate change but will allow a manager to identify and assess current and future issues within a team. Increasing an employee’s motivation, satisfaction, and performance is the most difficult aspect of being a manager. By developing a positive and effective influence plan, a manager can be successful in changing all three aspects for the