Reflection

Team Reflection
Name
MGT/311
3/17/2014
Reflection
Last week we learned about organizational behavior. We learned that it is a key and critical part of any organization. The study Organizational behavior shows how an organization relationship with its staff affects the company’s performance. Organizational behavior dictates employee morale and employee turnover. An organization needs to target and develop good managers. Good managers help promote one of the hardest things to have a happy hard working employee. Every company needs a motivational leader that has good people and communication skills. We learned about systematic studies and looking at relationships, cause and effects and conclusion based on scientific evidence. Evidence based management complements systematic studies by basing management’s decisions on the best available scientific evidence.
We discussed the best ways of communication with staff, and the effectiveness of the different techniques. In doing so, we isolated the most important traits to possess, and how to best deal with employees who may not possess those same traits. Out of the four tools, networking, communication, research management and traditional management, we learned that communication would be the most important tool to use in training and learning what motivates employees in an organization. A manager can develop a better idea of the individual’s character by communicating with them and discussing their goals. We learned the importance of morale within the company. When employees feel good about their job and the people they work with and work for, they tend to perform better. They are able to generate better ideas and they have higher levels or work ethic. When a person does not like their job, their management team, or the style of their management team, it can cause the employee to perform poorly. We were also given several examples of individuals in management positions who should have not been there do to their like of empathy, knowledge, or skills. There are so many factors that affect work performance, many of which starts with the management team.