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Motivation
By:
Aleksandr Gurgov
College Now Course - BA 10
Workers in
my area of business require more than the basic tools and supplies given to
carry out specific tasks. As a manager in a department store, my workers seem
to be bored and go through motions without any enthusiasm. My goal is to motive
my workers, so that they will be excited and have a positive feeling towards
their jobs.
Motivation gives a person higher morale, a better feeling toward the job,
the boss and the company. Higher morale eventually pushes a person towards
achieving a better result. My plan of motivation is to increase the wages
of workers who are showing improvement for the past few months. I think this
is a good idea, because employees who work hard should get a reward. Without
a reward, this good effort will eventually start to depreciate and the worker
can lose interest in what he does. Another way I will motivate my workers
is by giving them flexible work hours. For example, some people may have special
needs such as feeding their kids and sending them to school in the morning.
Therefore, flexible work hours will meet the employee's needs by allowing
him/her to come to work later and also leave late.
One theory that is similar to my motivational plan is Frederic Winslow Taylor's
system. Taylor stated that money is the great motivation. When this system
was first put into practice, the average earnings raised from $1.15 to $1.88.
As a result of this raise, the average amount of steel handled per day increased
from 16 to 57 tons. Another technique that is similar to my motivational plan
is Flextime. This technique is used when your working hours are changed for
your needs.
Thus, I have provided a plan to motivate my subordinates and hopefully this
plan will improve my business goals of the future.