Other ways to get Employee's attention
With the economic crisis hurting a lot of companies and also the employees that work for them it is hard to find the money employees are looking for to motivate them. So companies are trying to find ways to motivate employees without the money that they are looking for. Some ways in which companies are doing that is by giving employees stock options that they can cash out and then buy other stocks. Other companies will give their employees gift cards that are as much as $50 for something that they enjoy. For example, if someone is really into music they might get the i Tunes gift card. This customizes the rewards that employees can earn and they also are not that much money and a cheaper alternative for employers. Although, it says that sometimes extrinsic awards can hurt an employees motivation because they are only focusing on the extrinsic rewards and not the work itself. I don't think I agree with that because employees have to do the work correctly and make sure its correct before getting the reward. Employers don't just simply hand out rewards to employees if the work gets finished. Otherwise, employees would finish it as quick as possible and not care how it looked or if it was correct.
We discussed in class the different way to motivate employees and how there are other things to motivate employees besides just money. For example, the video in class we watched talked about how communication can effect an employee and how well they do the work. It showed that positive communication can go a long way and actually improve how an employee works. Compared to if an employee is talked to negatively that would make them not want to work as much. This is just another way employees could get motivated when employers don't have the resources to motivate their employees in other ways.
What do you think? Does simply talking to an employee more positively effect the way an employee works?
-Brian Cullum team 7
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ReplyDeleteI don't quite think that just talking to employees more positively one or two times is something that will really have a lasting effect on employees. I believe this communication needs to be consistent and constructive; managers don't necessarily have to be positive all of the time but if they don't have something positive to say, it should be something that will help the employee improve their performance. I also think nonmonetary rewards such as an "employee of the week" award or some other type of recognition can be very motivating to employees.
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