...Running head: DEVELOPING A MOTIVATIONAL PLAN Developing A Motivation Plan Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 7-6-11 Developing a Motivational Plan A motivation plan for any school is extremely important for the success of any educational program. Students who are not motivated will not learn and in turn won't succeed. Many components should be included in a motivational plan so that all the needs of students are met and each student has goals that are attainable and can be reached. According to Hersey (2008), "Goals should be set high enough that a person has to stretch to reach them but low enough that they can be attained." Goal setting, rewards, both tangible and non-tangible, and a sense of belonging are motivational components that should be included in a motivational plan. The first part of a motivational plan that I would feel essential for my school would be goal setting. At the current school that I work at, I feel like this is a missing part of our motivational plan and it greatly affects our students. Without goals, the students don't know what they are working towards, this creates confusion and a detachment from the meaning of education. Although some students may set personal goals, I feel like it's important for there to be group goals so that the students can work together to achieve them and be more motivated. Goals should be set high, but not so high that students can't achieve them. Goals that are too high would do the opposite...
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...Developing a Motivational Plan Essay Nafeesah Carter Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 December 11, 2013 Developing a Motivational Plan “All our dreams can come true—if we have the courage to pursue them.” –Walt Disney. People underestimate the power of motivation. Motivation is something that boost, direct, and maintains behavior. In regards to education it gets students moving, leads them in the appropriate direction and keeps them going. All students are motivated in one way or another. One student may be interested in the subject matter; one may be concerned with the social aspect of school; another student may be focused on athletics while another student may be motivated to avoid academics, social situations, or athletics. Motivation is not necessarily something that learners bring to school; it can also arise from environmental conditions at school. So the question becomes: How does one develop and implement a motivational plan that will reach all learners? This paper will discuss motivational theories that can be utilized to create a motivational plan for a school as well as the components that would be included in this plan. Motivational Theories to be Used Schweinle (2009) argue that the Flow Theory supports the affect of motivation and cognition. Flow Theory was created by researchers to explain different motivational states and to understand its characteristics (Shweinele, 2009). These experiences were given the term flow because they were...
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...Developing a Motivational Plan Educational leaders are confronted with the task of inspiring and sustaining teacher motivation (Luce, 1998). In order to achieve such a daunting task, school administrators must be in tune to the motives and needs of the faculty in an effort to induce particular behaviors (Hersey, Blanchard, & Johnson, 2008). Motives can be defined as needs, drives, or wants within a person that result in an intentional or unintentional goal (Hersey et al., 2008). Determining what motivates all of the people all of the time presents quite a challenge, so a concentration on what motivates most of the people most of the time could be a realistic approach when applying a motivational theory (Razik & Swanson, 2010). The incisive school leader must be aware of the various means to utilize underlying intrinsic and extrinsic factors in conjunction with motivational theories to stimulate a motivational plan that will seek results. The implementation of a motivational theory that maximizes efforts of sustaining motivation among a majority of the staff is at the heart of my plan based on the extremely low levels of motivation within my school environment. I will highlight the self-determination theory and how its implementation can enhance motivation at my school. Self-Determination Theory The self-determination theory offers a structure that looks closely at the factors that influence motivation. According to this theory, the degree to which an environment is...
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...Developing a Motivational Plan for Susan Smith In the workforce regardless of the industry, motivation is the key factor of performance that leads to accomplishments. Motivation is needed in every single part of our lives, from getting up in the morning to making your dinner after work. The most important factor that drives us in our society and our world is motivation, is what has lead us to the moon, fly, drive vehicles, cross over continents to discover other civilizations, and continue to innovate technology that is driving us to a more futuristic society. Motivation is describes as the conscious or unconscious stimulus, incentive, or motives for action toward a goal resulting from psychological or social factors, the factors giving the purpose or direction to behavior (Borkowski, 2015). In the healthcare workforce the employee’s motivation is what impacts the services and performance, giving managers the understanding what employees need to perform effectively. The acknowledgment of what makes an employee motivated is truly important in order to extract the maximum potential that the employee has in order to perform quality work with positive results. The psychology behind work performance has been changing for years in order to have the latest effective strategy to increase positive potential performance and most importantly employee satisfaction. After surveying over 20,000 workers around the world, analyzing 50 major companies, conducting scores of experiments, and...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan |Team Member Name |Summary of Individual Characteristics |Motivational Strategy and Action Plan |Relevant Theory | | | |A progressive training program that will develop the skills | | | | |necessary to complete the required functions of the job may | | |Vicki D. |Has low job satisfaction and low engagement due to a|assist with the lack of job satisfactions and disengagement, | | | |lack of skills and knowledge. Appears to be more |This will also lead to higher productivity and improve the | | | |concerned about recognition/monetary rewards and |quality of work. Recognizing these achievements and providing |Cognitive Evaluation | | |incentives than personal goal achievement |appropriate feedback will motivate the employee. | | | ...
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...Running head: Motivational Plan Motivational Plan Jennifer McCreight Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 August 28, 2012 “Motives are sometimes defined as needs, wants, drives, or impulses within the individual and are directed toward goals that may be conscious or subconscious.” (Hersey, et.al 2008) A working definition of motivation can be “giving a reason to act: the act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do something” (www.bing.com) It is important to have a working definition of motives or motivation before creating a plan for it. Motivation or the motives of someone will always depend on the individual, their perceptions, their needs and their beliefs. When a person’s perception is skewed, their needs high and their belief of what can be done that is when trying to motivate them in another direction is difficult. A leader is able to meet someone where they are, understand their perceptions, needs and beliefs and guide them into a new understanding in order to meet their needs and ultimately change their beliefs; in order to motivate them. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (1943) states that everyone has several levels needs beginning with a person’s physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. (Hersey, et.al 2008) According to Hersey, et.al a person’s “needs, wants, drives, or impulses” ultimately drive a person. When determining a motivational plan it is imperative to look the person or persons...
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...Motivational Plan Sabah Saiyed LDR/531 February 6, 2014 Motivational Plan Crafting a motivational plan is very helpful for any organization as well as for its employees. This paper discuss the summary of the mentor's interview including information about mentor's organization, the department in which mentor works in, and his job description. The paper further analyzes specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among the learning team members based on DISC assessment, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior. Lastly, the paper develops a plan that may be applied to the mentor's department and that would increase the learning team member's motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. Mentor's Organization assessment Mentor works for Comcast Corporation which is a large-scale mass media and technology company. There are two primary businesses of the company; Comcast cable and NBC Universal. Comcast cable provides nationwide services for video, internet and phone to residential as well as business customers, known as XFINITY. The NBC Universal broadcast different channels and networks like news, sports, etc. Mentor's Job profile Mentor is associated with department of ERP, Financial Systems and Commercial Services. His job description is of an Operations Architect and it involves activities like ensuring programs are proposed...
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...Motivation Action Plan David Evinrude MGT 311 March 3, 2014 John Clair Motivation Action Plan Employees are a critical element to the successful operation of a business and building customer satisfaction in the field. Understanding an employee's behavioral characteristics helps management understand the strengths and weaknesses of an employee while providing them with valuable information to help them develop a strategy to keep them motivated. The motivational strategy that a manager develops for each individual employee could either make or break the organization when it comes to the customer or job satisfaction. After reviewing the employee's assessments and management performance, similarities were discovered between each employee. Each employee seemed to have middle to higher emotional intelligence and were pretty involved in their current positions. A couple of the employee's seemed to become bored with tasks and would lose their focus when it came to tasks that need to be completed while the other employee was focused with the tasks at hand. Upon reviewing each employee's portfolio, it seems each person required the same type of action plan to keep them motivated. In developing the motivational action plan, each employee had a common area that would help keep them motivated. The goal setting approach was identified as a key motivational strategy for each employee. Goal setting provides each person with a defined set of goals that need to be completed within...
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...Jessica Boyd Week 3 Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan April 21, 2014 Susan Mills Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan One of the most important aspects of a supervisor’s job it to ensure that his/her employees are happy and satisfied with their career. Motivation is defined “as the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal” (Robbins & Judge, 2011). In the motivation plan that follows there are several different motivational theories that have been chosen for the three employees at Riordan Manufacturing which will be used in the effort to increase performance within the company. Samuel Boyd– Goal Setting Theory After reviewing the self-assessment survey taken by Samuel Boyd, there are many motivational theories that could be used; however the theory that will produce the best results for him is the goal-setting Theory. Samuel’s assessment indicates that he is willing to try new things but allows personal or professional setbacks to keep him from going after his ambitions. In order to motivate him management will use the reward system which will connect to the goal-setting theory and making sure his is setting obtainable, realistic goals. This will motivate him and encourage him to continue to strive for more out of his career. It is management’s understanding that Mr. Boyd has set unrealistic goals in the past which is the main reason for his frustrations and ultimately giving up on...
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...Motivational Essay Motivational Plan Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 April 2, 2014 Developing a Motivational Plan Researchers have stated that effective motivation of individuals in a organization can help the organization to achieve it's goals and lead to the individual's satisfaction within the organization (Razik & Swanson, 2010). In the field of educational leadership there is not only the motivation of the staff to consider but also the motivation of the students enrolled within the organization. Motivation of the staff focuses on job satisfaction where motivation of the student is more focused on their motivation to learn, but with both of these groups share a common motivation to achieve their individual goals. Rowell and Eunsook (2013.) stated that motivation is a complex psychological phenomenon, where there is not just one definition or successful theory on motivation. A school should examine many different theories of motivation to determine which ones will work best to motivate not only the student body but also the teachers to excel and achieve their goals. Motivational Theories In the field of psychology and human relations they have theorized many different ways in which people are motivated. One such idea named McGregor's Theory Y postulates that, “when managers treat their subordinates as creative, committed, competent people, both the manager and the subordinate will reap the rewards” ( Razik & Swanson, 2010, p. 107). Most...
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...Employee Profile: Motivation Action Plan Brenda Baillargeon MGT/311 – Organizational Development August 6, 2012 Steve Rosales Employee Profile: Motivation Action Plan Motivation is individual effort expended with intensity, direction, and persistence toward reaching a goal. Managers have a responsibility to understand, support, and encourage motivational procedures and habits for their employees. Individual characteristics determine which motivational strategies would be most appropriate for each employee at Riordan Manufacturing. Employee assessment results will be utilized to motivate each of the three employees. Different theories exist in how to motivate people to accomplish tasks. Robbins & Judge, 2010, stated that individuals stick with tasks and achieve their goals because of motivation. Determining which motivational strategies would be most effective for employees was based on individual assessment results. First, Felicia Baillargeon would benefit from an employee development program to encourage social interaction between employees. This also enables individuals to move into leadership positions (Ingram, D. 2012). Job rotation may benefit Felicia and offer more social skills minimizing distorted perceptions of reality in others. Job enrichment including open feedback channels to encourage employee to monitor personal growth and performance skills. My second employee, Stephanie would benefit from an employee recognition program. This would boost...
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...concepts. Key stakeholders in the organization will be identified along with the establishment of strategic end-state goals that will help guide improvements at Riordan Manufacturing. Major gaps in Riordan Manufacturing’s process will be analyzed using a standard gap analysis approach with accompanied alternative solutions that have a long-term focus. An optimal solution will be identified along with an implementation plan with meaningful end-state goals that support the vision of the organization. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Riordan Manufacturing has developed various processes and procedures to manage the business. The organization maintains a heavy focus on research and development with a strong sales force to help distribute the various products. Manufacturing plants are situated in Pontiac, Michigan; Albany, Georgia; and Hangzhou, China with the corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. With rapid growth and expansion Riordan Manufacturing has begun to experience issues that will impact organizational goals and strategic plans. The key issues affecting the organization center on employee motivation, employee...
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...Motivation Plan Kendre Adams LDR 531 March 20, 2015 Dr. Ali Yallah Motivation Plan Crafting a motivational plan is very helpful for any organization as well as for its employees. This paper discusses the summary of the mentor's interview including information about mentor's organization, the department in which mentor works in, and his job description. The paper further analyses specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among the learning team members based on DISC assessment, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior. Lastly, the paper develops a plan that may be applied to the mentor's department and that would increase the learning team member's motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. Mentor's Organization Assessment Ed Klein works for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, which is an American soft drink company. There are two primary businesses of the company: Packaged Beverages and Beverage Concentrate. Packaged beverages sell finished goods to brokers and distributors. Beverage concentrate sells the authentic concentrate of the carbonated soft drinks. Mentor's Job Profile He is associated with the Cold Drink channel. His job description is of a Regional Immediate Consumption Manager and it involves activities like ensuring the development of the region’s On Premise market channels to contribute to the company’s return...
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...is an essential concept of an organizations success. It is important to understand the effects of Employee Motivation and Career development and how it will utilize the success of an organization. Introduction The Career Development process can be used for many applications in an organization. It allows the employees to understand what skills they need to develop. The success of Career Development programs is to improve the competency of their employees and better utilize their KSA’s (knowledge, skills and abilities). It is important for employees to be trained in the skills essential for meeting the challenges an organization faces in achieving their goals and expectations. The purpose of this paper is to explain how Career Development plans are an essential part of enhancing the workplace environment and how an organization can develop their employees successfully. This paper will also explain how Employee Motivation can benefit an organization and what motivates employees to reach a higher potential in their work environment. It is important for employees to be motivated and encouraged to reach their full potential to prosper and grow in the organization. Employee Motivation Individuals have different reasons for working. Most individuals work because they need to obtain something they need from work. Whatever the employees obtain from work impacts motivation and morale. The key is for an organization to treat their employees as if they matter because the people are what create...
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...Motivation Plan Danny Williams July 31, 2014 LDR 531 ARUN IYENGAR Motivation must occur to maximize team efficiency and productivity within a work environment. Motivation can come in many ways; however it is solely reliant on the personality of the individual the person is trying to motivate. Applying the DiSC assessments help manager in his or her responsibilities in the development and motivation of a team or group. As a second-level supervisor it is Lieutenant Sneed’s responsible to oversee and direct the department’s day-to-day activities as security officer at the International Monetary Fund. He believes that valuing each of the company’s employee’s assessments will help management in creating a motivational plan structured in meeting the various personality types within the work environment. He will design the type of organization the plan using supply chain management. The motivation plan will consist of the evaluation of Brandon Sheakley-Ward, Alyssa Craven, Efrain Vazquez and Danny Williams DiSC assessments results. From an assessment of team C’s DiSC assessments results, the team consist of one in interactive style, two steadiness styles and dominance style. The company’s motivational plan will vision these personality types to develop a plan that identifies and accounts for each individual style for in the company’s work environment. The lieutenant’s plan is to basically use the team’s...
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