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Motivation
By:
Amanda Insanali
College Now Course - BA 10
I am the
manager of a department in Macy's Department store. The workers that I supervise
are not working very efficiently. I need to come up with a plan to make them
want to do their job and be more proficient in doing their job.
One way I plan on motivating them to do their job properly is by following
the technique in which Frederick Taylor followed. He had a piece-rate system
in which the employee is paid based upon the amount of products produced.
However, I would have one based on the amount of successful sales ideas the
employees could come up with. I feel money is the greatest motivator and people
will often do things if they're offered money.
Another way in which I would try to motivate my workers is by telling them
that they can work without actually being in the office, telecommuting. They
can have at home, all the technological equipment they would have in the office
without actually being in the office. It is a good motivator for that lazy
person that hates waking up at 5:30 AM just to go to work. They can just go
to work in their pajamas; they don't have to be concerned about how they look.
It is a means of convenience and luxury.
All of these methods and techniques should be able to motive my workers to
do their jobs in a right and efficient manner. All they need is that specific
means of motivation to get them to work better.