Motivating the Workforce What motivates employees to perform? How can managers boost morale? How do you maximize worker performance? How can you encourage creativity and innovation ? Nature of Human Relations
Determining what motivates employees to perform on the job is the focus of human relations. Motivating the Workforce
Motivation is an inner drive that directs a person’s behavior toward goals. A goal is the satisfaction of a need A need is the difference between a desired state and the actual state. What is motivation? Motivating the Workforce
The basic model of motivation shows that when a need exists, an individual engages in goal-directed behavior designed to satisfy that need. Motivating the Workforce
Morale – an employee’s attitude toward his or her job, employer, and colleagues. High Morale High levels of productivity High returns to stakeholders Employee loyalty Motivating the Workforce
Low Morale Absenteeism Lack of commitment High turnover Motivating the Workforce
Morale Boosters: Respect Involvement Appreciation Compensation Promotion Pleasant work environment Positive organizational culture Motivating the Workforce
G o o g l e ’s focus on happy, committed employees -- Massage therapy Laundry service Gourmet meals & snacks Motivating the Workforce
Intrinsic rewards – personal satisfaction derived from goal attainment Extrinsic rewards – benefits/recognition received from someone else. Perceptions of Rewards Motivating the Workforce
Classical Theory of Motivation Money – sole motivator for workers. Taylor & Gilbreth – scientific focus on work tasks & productivity. Satisfactory pay & job security – motivate employees to work hard.
Hawthorne Studies Elton Mayo – postulated that physical conditions in workplace stimulate productivity . Productivity increased regardless of light levels Hawthorne Effect – marks beginning of concern for human relations in the workplace
Primary reason for accepting position Motivating the Workforce
Theories of Employee Motivation Colgate-Palmolive provides new parents three additional weeks of paid leave in addition to the leave mandated by the Family Leave Act.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Self- Actualization Needs Esteem Needs Social Needs Security Needs Physiological Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Physiological needs – basic needs for food, water, shelter Security needs – protection from physical & economic harm Social needs – need for love, companionship Esteem needs – self-respect and respect from others Self-actualization – maximizing one’s potential
Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory Hygiene factors – focus on the work setting not the content of the work – wages, working conditions, company policies, job security. Motivational factors – focus on content of the work itself – achievement, recognition, involvement, responsibility, advancement
Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y Theory X – Assumption that workers generally dislike work and must be forced to do their jobs. Theory Y – Humanistic view of management. Assumption workers like to work and seek out responsibility to satisfy social, esteem, and self-actualization needs.
William Ouchi Theory Z A management philosophy that stresses employee participation in all aspects of company decision making.
Comparison of American, Japanese & Theory Z Management Styles
Equity Theory Equity theory – the assumption that how much people are willing to contribute to an organization depends on their assessment of the fairness (equity) of the rewards they will receive in exchange.
Strategies for Motivating Employees Behavior Modification – changing behavior and encouraging appropriate actions by relating the consequences of behavior to the behavior itself. “Behavior is a function of its consequences.”
Job Design – strategies managers use to help improve employee motivation: Job rotation Job enlargement Job enrichment Flexible scheduling Strategies for Motivating Employees
Job Design Strategies Job rotation – movement of employees from one job to another to relieve the boredom often associated with job specialization.
Job enlargement – addition of more tasks to a job instead of treating each task as separate. Job Design Strategies
Job Design Strategies Job enrichment – incorporating motivational factors (achievement, recognition, responsibility) into the job.
Importance of Motivational Strategies Foster employee loyalty Boost productivity Influence on pay, promotion, job design Nature of relationships Nature of the job itself Characteristics of the organization
The Six P’s – Motivational Teaching Strategies Projects – motivate the autonomous or inquisitive child People – motivate the gregarious or affiliation-driven child Praise – motivates the status-driven or recognition-driven or affiliation-driven child Prizes – motivates the status-driven or recognition-driven or affiliation-driven or power-driven child Prestige – motivates the autonomous or status-driven or aggressive or power-driven child Power – motivates the power-driven or autonomous or aggressive-driven child
Remember… If the child cannot learn the way that we teach, we must teach the way that he learns. -Richard Lavoie
Human Resource and Motivation in the Work Place REPORTER: JOANNA MARIE B. CERVANTES MAED-ADMIN AND SUPERVISION