Motivational Strategies in the Work Place
MASTERS IN MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY (PART-TIME)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT MMP 701
ASSIGNMENT 1. FIND OUT EXISITING MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE
WORKPLACE
2. IDENTIFY MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN YOUR WORKPLACE
NAME AKINWALE BABATUNDE AYORINDE
29TH JUNE 2012
EXISTING MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE WORK PLACE
Effective motivational strategies have a tremendous impact on productivity in the workplace. An engaged and motivated workforce can make the difference between a successful business and a dying business. Some motivation strategies that can be employed include
Empowering employees
Empowerment occurs when individuals in an organization are given autonomy, authority, trust, and encouragement to accomplish a task. Empowerment is designed to unshackle the worker and to make a job the worker's responsibility.
In an attempt to empower and to change some of the old bureaucratic ideas, managers are promoting corporate intrapreneurships. Intrapreneurship encourages employees to pursue new ideas and gives them the authority to promote those ideas. Obviously, intrapreneurship is not for the timid, because old structures and processes are turned upside down. Google engineers are encouraged to take 20% of their time to work on something company related that interests them personally. The logic is people would work better when they are involved in something they are passionate about and many cool technologies have their origins in 20% time including; google news, Gmail and even Google shuttle that brings people to work at the company’s headquarters.
Providing an effective reward system
Managers often use rewards to reinforce employee behavior that they want to continue. A reward is a work outcome of positive value to the
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT MMP 701
ASSIGNMENT 1. FIND OUT EXISITING MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE
WORKPLACE
2. IDENTIFY MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN YOUR WORKPLACE
NAME AKINWALE BABATUNDE AYORINDE
29TH JUNE 2012
EXISTING MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE WORK PLACE
Effective motivational strategies have a tremendous impact on productivity in the workplace. An engaged and motivated workforce can make the difference between a successful business and a dying business. Some motivation strategies that can be employed include
Empowering employees
Empowerment occurs when individuals in an organization are given autonomy, authority, trust, and encouragement to accomplish a task. Empowerment is designed to unshackle the worker and to make a job the worker's responsibility.
In an attempt to empower and to change some of the old bureaucratic ideas, managers are promoting corporate intrapreneurships. Intrapreneurship encourages employees to pursue new ideas and gives them the authority to promote those ideas. Obviously, intrapreneurship is not for the timid, because old structures and processes are turned upside down. Google engineers are encouraged to take 20% of their time to work on something company related that interests them personally. The logic is people would work better when they are involved in something they are passionate about and many cool technologies have their origins in 20% time including; google news, Gmail and even Google shuttle that brings people to work at the company’s headquarters.
Providing an effective reward system
Managers often use rewards to reinforce employee behavior that they want to continue. A reward is a work outcome of positive value to the