...Motivational Methods Motivation should be a key element in the workplace and is very important to for management to know the basic theory methods as well as the application of those methods. It is something that is an unavoidable situation for all of us and comes up in any workplace. Motivational techniques are a necessary skill for any future manager or leader to know how to motivate their staff in order to work more efficiently. It is true that motivating employees is a key issue for all managers (Motivating Employees) to achieve a higher level of performance and productivity. Different employees need different types of motivation (Good & Bad Employee Motivational Techniques). The main question managers face within an organization is motivation, how it works, when to apply and to whom they should apply it to (The Top 10 Motivational Techniques in Business). Motivation reflects how productive things get done within the organization. Motivation influences productivity and supervisors need to understand who motivates employees to reach their peak performance (The Top 10 Motivational Techniques in Business). After all, motivation is a conscious decision to perform one or more activities with great effort (Motivating Employees). It includes the set of attitudes and values that helps a person to act in a specific goal which is directed in such a manner that affects his or her direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behavior (Motivating Employees). Motivated behaviors...
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...Abstract In this paper, it will define personal motivation of each employee of the organization or business. The discussion is a brief description of both situations and why he or she would be motivated or unmotivated. The next part of the paper defines how the situation aligns with the various motivational theories. Then the next part defines the specific motivational technique (if any) was at play in the motivational situation. In the case of an unmotivated situation and what technique should be implemented to correct the issue. Personal Motivation A personal motivation starts out with the employer or the organization, which that he or she works for. The personal motivation various theories are about people who have good or bad attitudes about the organization or workplace. Personal motivation is “fundamental to his or hers personal success both in sales and in general life. Given its obvious importance he or she think that people would be experts on motivating themselves wouldn’t people” (Ingram, 2007, p. 1). Motivated and Unmotivated The first topic to explain is a brief description of both situations and motivated and unmotivated. The word motivated means to set goals for the workplace so the employees can look forward to something at the end of the year or quarter. In any business trying to motivate employees could be a difficult task because some employees in general work hard for the...
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...How Motivational Techniques Affect an Organization: Full Sentence Outline Submitted To: How Motivational Techniques Affect an Organization I. What is motivation? A. “Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors” (Cherry, 2014, para 1). 1. Motivation is what causes a human begin to act in particular way, and defines why a person does something. 2. Motivation involves biological, emotional, social and cognitive factors within a person that initiate or activate a behavior. B. There are three major components to motivation. 1. Activation, persistence, and intensity are the three major components associated within motivating an individual. II. There are two major categories involved with motivation: Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation, and the balance that lies between them, known as the overjustification effect. A. What is Intrinsic motivation? 1. Intrinsic motivation refers to behavior that is driven by internal rewards. a. “Intrinsic motivation occurs when we act without any obvious external rewards” (Coon & Mitterer, 2010, para 2). b. “Intrinsic motivation refers to the reason why we perform certain activities for inherent satisfaction or pleasure” (Brown, 2007, para 1). 2. There are many factors that have been identified as increasing intrinsic motivation. a. Challenge, curiosity, control, cooperation, competition, and recognition are all factors shown in studies...
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...Motivational Methods Paper HCS/325 June 11, 2012 Susan Greenwood Motivational Methods Paper In this paper I have decided to tell you about three motivational techniques that I will implement into my staff. The three techniques that I will be going over are: targets, rewards, and incentives; make the work place fun; and using the P.E.R.F.O.R.M model to help increase potential. I will go into detail about what each technique entails and explain how each change will affect my organization. By the end of this paper you should have three more motivational techniques that you could consider for your organization as well. The first technique that we will be talking about is targets, rewards, and incentives. To do this you first have to know your team. In order to set out rewards and incentives you have to first understand what motivates your team and gets them set in working towards their goals that you have set out. The CV Centre. (1998-2012) states that “Motivating a team is always easier if you fully understand that they may not necessarily be motivated by the same things as you. The most effective teams are those that feel valued and supported but also feel that they are progressing and developing through the completion of challenging tasks. If a team understands company objectives, they are much more likely to want to work harder towards their achievement. Also, most people tend to respond well to being given the opportunity to make decisions and take on additional responsibilities...
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... Ben & Jerry’s Company Motivational Profile PSY/ 320 Human Motivation March 7, 2011 Ben & Jerry’s Company Motivational Profile Introduction “When you are led by values, it doesn’t cost your business, it helps your business.” (Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, date unknown) Ben and Jerry’s is a progressive ice cream company founded in 1978 by lifelong friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. It is now a division of the British-Dutch conglomerate, Unilever. Ben and Jerry’s implements many of the same motivational techniques used by other companies today; like most companies, they create many extrinsic motivators for their employees. Like most companies, goal setting at Ben and Jerry’s is huge in terms of giving employees direction and helping with their motivation. What differentiates Ben and Jerry’s though when it comes to goal setting, is the rewards system created to complement it and the culture of fun that they try to create with it in hopes of keeping their employees motivated. The idea is that by creating a fun environment, it will help with employee retention. Like most companies though, there are also areas of deficiencies at Ben and Jerry’s that can be addressed that would probably help to increase employee motivation even more. Motivational Techniques The underlying mission at Ben and Jerry's is to seek out new and creative motivational techniques necessary to uphold the standards...
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...Motivational Methods Paper HCS 325 - Health Care Management Monday, September 19, 2011 Motivational Methods Paper Motivation has been defined as the "willingness to exert effort to achieve the organization's goals, conditioned by this effort's ability to satisfy individual needs" (Kamery, 2004, pp. 91-92). Motivation in a true sense is an art work in that it is a process of being able to change one's willingness to exert effort. This willingness sets the foundation of motivation. Over the course of this paper I will discuss three motivational methods job design, human needs, and based on process; a goal-setting theory in which managers can apply to create an environment for employees to exert their efforts in the workplace. I will also discuss how implementing such motivational methods can affect the organization. The first motivational method I will discuss is motivating through job design. Although monetary compensation often accounts for the motivation behind some individuals work efforts, it is not the sole motivator, but it may be because of self-satisfaction which motivates an individual. Motivating through job design permits creating or defining specific jobs or duties tailored to an individual or group of individuals. Managers often design jobs that encourage employees to become skilled, accurate, and efficient at their assigned task. This in itself is motivation. A sense of accomplishment leads to feeling satisfied. It is through this satisfaction...
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...Chapter 10 – Use and Effectiveness of Motivational Techniques 1. Think about your current or most recent job. What types of motivational techniques are, (or were) being used? How were they applied in the workplace? My current employer uses job enrichment and behavior modification as motivational techniques. Allowing employees to adjust their portfolios by increasing or decreasing the number of clients is part of the job enrichment where I work. This provides employees to have some control over their job. They also use behavior modification that is used to reinforce good or targeted behavior such as recognizing employees when exceeding expectation. 2. Identify one technique from your answer to question #1. How well did that technique work to motivate you? Your co-workers? Behavior modification has not been a motivator for me and is a pathetic attempt to reinforce a targeted behavior. There a select few employees that are praised for good behavior; meanwhile the remaining employees are working hard to get the job done while meeting the needs of our clients. It’s discouraging to see no reward for loyalty and productivity. Several of my co-workers are not motivated by this technique and find is repulsive that the same people receive positive reinforcement. On the opposite spectrum is that negative behavior is addressed more often than positive behavior. I am self motivated and do not feel the need to be recognized, but find it unfortunate that only a select...
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...Motivational Methods Paper This paper will provide information about three motivational methods I as a manager will apply to my organizational department which must be downsized. This information will include motivational techniques used to implement the change within my department. It will also include theoretical concepts from the textbook, Health Care Management and outside resources to support the theories used. Last the paper will conclude with highlights of the information provided to introduce the change within the organization. I just got an e-mail from my supervisor explaining that my department must be downsized and my job as the manager is to prepare my team for the changes. One of the changes I must address is the motivational techniques which will be used. Human Resources are my department and my goal is to research multiple motivational methods to understand how to lead and implement the changes. After spending many hours searching motivational methods I finally narrowed it down to three. Motivational techniques are used to achieve many goals within the workplace. One of the goals it can achieve is providing opportunities. This technique will provide employee’s with the opportunity to learn and further his or her education while working. If the company decides to downsize the employee will have more qualifications and have an easier time finding future employment. This will help reduce an issue with low self-esteem which is a problem in most health care...
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...long-term relevance of motivational techniques used by Baheti in the light of prevailing environment in the organization. AnswerSome of the most successful managers and executives have achieved their objectives byaligning the aims of their employees with those of their organization. Once an employee is ableto understand, and empathize with the overall aims of the organization, they are generallymore motivated towards achieving them. Having ensured that the organization and theemployees are working towards the same objectives, managers can then focus on exactly whichmotivational techniques can be implemented to facilitate the achievement of these goals.It is clear that there are both positive and negative motivational factors which can lead to theachievement of objectives. These can be summarized as either fear or reward factors. This fearfactor can indeed lead to good results in the short-term but, in the long-term; the employeesare likely to be more focused upon whether or not they will be keeping their jobs, rather thanupon fulfilling overall business objectives. Positive motivational factors are also many andvaried and, although these may lead to long-term gains, they too can have negative aspects tothem. Offering rewards and incentives is indeed motivational, but it is important to make surethat these are deserved and that recognition is given to the right person at the right time. 1. Discuss the long-term relevance of motivational techniques used by Baheti in the...
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...The nature of the current business calls for business organizations to engage in constant efforts to finding new approaches and means to recruiting and maintaining competitive and top talent. To most effectively explore Google’s employee motivation, a subset of literature has been selected based on its relevance to the following question: •What are Google’s motivational techniques? •What are some of the perks of working at Google? What are Google’s motivational techniques? In the year 2009, Google Inc. ranked first as the best company to work for according to the Fortune magazine (Cooks, 2012). The CEO, Erin Schmitt, subscribes to the school of thought founded upon the belief that “fun is good.” as much as the employees face challenging tasks in Google Inc., the management ensures that the challenge is fun. According to the article “How Google Motivates Their Employees With Rewards And Perks,” the company’s main motivational technique is providing creatively unique working workstations, fostering, celebrating and rewarding the employees from time to time. Schepp argued that a fascinating aspect of Google Inc.’s intrinsic motivational rewards is the fact the company allows for the employees to undertake their normal duties at their freedom (Schepp, 2012). Walker agrees by saying that the essence of freedom for the employees at the workplace is an important aspect that fosters business performance and overall organizational success (Walker...
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...Motivation Methods Paper Motivational Methods Paper Motivation has been defined as the "willingness to exert effort to achieve the organization's goals, conditioned by this effort's ability to satisfy individual needs" (Kamery, 2004, pp. 91-92). Motivation in a true sense is an art work in that it is a process of being able to change one's willingness to exert effort. This willingness sets the foundation of motivation. Over the course of this paper I will discuss three motivational methods job design, human needs, and based on process; a goal-setting theory in which managers can apply to create an environment for employees to exert their efforts in the workplace. I will also discuss how implementing such motivational methods can affect the organization. The first motivational method I will discuss is motivating through job design. Although monetary compensation often accounts for the motivation behind some individuals work efforts, it is not the sole motivator, but it may be because of self-satisfaction which motivates an individual. Motivating through job design permits creating or defining specific jobs or duties tailored to an individual or group of individuals. Managers often design jobs that encourage employees to become skilled, accurate, and efficient at their assigned task. This in itself is motivation. A sense of accomplishment leads to feeling satisfied. It is through this satisfaction that encourages individuals to continue working or perhaps striving for more. According...
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...their use for different businesses (AO3/4) · Analyse the benefits of motivation for business (AO3) Starter activities · Tesco word search of the key terms · Ranking exercise students rank a range of motivational techniques according to what they think would be most important to them. This can prompt a discussion about motivation, motivational techniques and how individuals may be motivated by different things (resource attached). Delivery ideas · Use the motivation slide show to introduce the topic and apply theory in the context of a well known organisation Tesco. · GCSE After reading the introduction section of the Tesco case study, pairs or small groups of students take one of the remaining sections each. They should create a presentation of the key facts about motivation within that section and how it applies to Tesco. Their findings should then be presented to the rest of the group. · A Level After reading the Tesco case study, students are given the following scenario... A small chain of local supermarkets has recently suffered from poor reviews about its service in the local newspaper. A number of staff have left recently and the owners are struggling to recruit new workers. The level of absenteeism among the remaining employees has also increased over the last six months. The owner of the business has asked you to develop a Motivational Programme for her to implement. Your work should include a definition of motivation and...
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...footprint as well. This forces organizations to tailor their method of doing business to a certain degree to the area in which they are doing business. Culture plays a large role in the motivational scheme, weather you look at America as a salad bowl or a melting pot the country has applied its own influences upon different ethnic groups as to what works for motivation and what will not. Knowing this now tells us that we must examine what works for the cultures in the purest sense on their original soil. This will not only help us in the sense of a global expansion, it will allow us a basis of comparison back at home as well. In recent years when someone mentions manufacturing, invariably China comes to mind. This manufacturing powerhouse boasts a labor base of almost 1.3 billion people. With a limited infrastructure they have been able to undercut most developed countries bids when it comes to manufactured goods. When it comes to motivation the strict structure of the government and more importantly Chinese culture come into play. It has been noted that while China focuses on moral motivators for the average worker, “that extreme reliance upon nonmaterial incentives causes morale and production to suffer” (Riskin, 1973). As the Chinese continue to advance their methods and infrastructure something else has happened. Riskin notes that the tenants of communism do not mix well with large scale business or as Edwin Reischauer stated “I think Mao or else people close to him...
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...essential business factor in past couple of decades. Considering we all live in the so-called information age, the ever-changing organizational structure presents the struggle to constantly motivate their employees to adapt to new policies, change mental behavior, and grow with the company. Each generation is becoming more educated at younger ages making the want for entry-level jobs undesirable. The 21st century managers are up against a rapid growing business climate demanding for more innovative motivational techniques. Workforce diversity gives businesses a competitive advantage against other businesses. Other companies who refuse to veer away from their homogenous mixture of employees make themselves susceptible to ineffective business transactions and possible innovative opportunities. Having a versatile group of employees brings in new talents, but at the same time it is harder for managers to communicate and maintain the diverse group of people. With a mixture of employed people the motivational needs for one employee could be a complete 180 degree difference for the other. For instance, if an employee is more financially stable they require more intrinsic rewards, compared to an employee that is living pay check to pay check, will make extrinsic rewards a necessary. This makes a managers job very difficult to satisfy every employee with limited resources. Employing people from all different cultures is great marketing strategy but, an even greater motivational struggle...
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...Motivational Methods HCS/325 Health Care Management Hanna Matayaho August 22, 201 Motivation is a key element in the workplace and it is very important to know the basic theories methods and application because it is something that unavoidable all for us will come up within our working environment. It is necessary skill for a future. The main question facing managers in a organization is motivation, how does it work, when to apply and to whom they should apply on. Motivation reflects how innovative and productive things get done within work organizations. Since motivation influences productivity supervisors need to understand what motivates employees to reach peak performance. Managers need know how to motivate other people in order to work more efficient. There are numerous ways to motivate a team of employees and there are certain parameters that are needed to implement these techniques. In this paper I will be describing three techniques used in today’s growing economy and how they are used: the two-factor theory, the equity theory and the goal setting theory. There are several ways to motivate employees but these are my top three choices. The two-factor theory is widely used in today’s business’. This theory is based on the likes and dislikes of the employees. The first being satisfier factors, which what the employee like about his job. Tthe second being hygiene factor, which the employee doesn’t like about their job. With both of these theories an employer...
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