employee motivation
Employee Recognition Programs – Are They Motivational?
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Motivation A few years ago, 1,500 employees were surveyed in a variety of work settings to find out what they considered the most powerful workplace motivator. Their response? Recognition, recognition, and more recognition. From this study it would seem that Employee Recognition programs are Read More
Underpaid Does Not Have To Mean Unappreciated
April 5, 2011 1 Comment
Employee Motivation According to a Gallup Poll, 51% of Americans think they are under paid, 46% think they are paid about right, and only 3% think they are overpaid. Some groups of Americans are more likely than others to say they are underpaid. Here is Read More
Job Enrichment – Making Work More Meaningful
March 25, 2011 1 Comment
Employee Motivation Current research on employee motivation indicates that many employees are motivated by work that they find to be meaningful, and evidence suggests that a way of making work more meaningful for employees is through the process of job enrichment.
Job Rotation – A Useful Strategy for the Employee and for the Organization
March 22, 2011 1 Comment
Organizational Development In job rotation, an employee is periodically shifted from one task to another that requires a similar skill set. This strategy is useful for maintaining employee motivation and can provide other benefits to the organization such as employees that are cross-trained on multiple Read More
Not Everyone Wants A Challenging Job!
March 21, 2011 1 Comment
Employee Motivation Conventional wisdom among managers and HR professionals seems to be that employees want challenging, interesting, and complex work. The assumption seems to be that employees wish to grow in their jobs. But is this a valid assumption—or do some employees wish for simple, Read More
Designing the Perfect Job
March 15, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Motivation After extensive research into the characteristics that make up the best jobs, J. Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham came up with “The Job Characteristics Model” or JCM. HR professionals not familiar with the JCM will find it an invaluable tool when designing a Read More
Cutting Base Pay – Most Agree It’s A Bad Idea!
March 14, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Compensation Manufacturing, financial services, and banking have all been hit particularly hard in the last two years by the recession and many have resorted to layoffs to reduce costs. But some have taken a different route and reduced or eliminated employee bonuses and pay raises, Read More
Emotional Labor – Is It Affecting Your Employees’ Performance?
February 3, 2011 2 Comments
Employee Motivation If you’ve ever had a job in retail sales or waited on tables in a restaurant, you know the importance of projecting a friendly demeanor and smiling. Even though there were days when you didn’t feel cheerful, you knew management expected you to Read More
Can Managers Create Satisfied Employees?
February 1, 2011 2 Comments
Employee Development Can managers create satisfied employees? Well it depends on who you ask. A review of the evidence suggests that there are solid argument for and against this proposition. On the positive side, the evidence suggests that there are four factors that are conducive Read More
Managers Often “Don’t Get It”
January 28, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Motivation It should come as no surprise that employee job satisfaction can affect the bottom line. One study by a management consulting firm found the stock prices of companies with high morale grew 19.4 percent, compared with 10 percent for medium or low morale Read More
