Week 4 Discussion 2 Keeping Employees Motivated

If you have taken the time to review Herzberg’s work, you may have learned that people accept a job and stay on the job for different motivational reasons.  Job satisfaction is achieved through what Herzberg would categorize as motivational factors (personal growth; responsibility; the work itself; opportunities for achievement, advancement, recognition; and/or to make a positive difference) rather than hygiene factors (status, salary, job security, types of supervision, etc.).

Using at least three comparison web examples from the industry you used in your “Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory” discussion post this week, delineate a creative employee benefits plan designed to keep your best employees satisfied and motivated.  Remember to include all of the links as well as references from the course text and other sources to support your rationale. 

Frederick Herzberg motivational theory (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.businessballs.com/herzberg.htm

Lipman, V. (2013, September). Surprising, disturbing facts from the mother of all employee engagement surveys (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/09/23/surprising-disturbing-facts-from-the-mother-of-all-employee-engagement-surveys/

Swank, A. (2004, July 31). Table of Information (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/AAYW2ggLIXk

Recommended Resources

Article

Connors, G. (2013, February). Employers: Your HR managers should be ‘expert’ at being a fact witness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/theemploymentbeat/2013/02/27/employers-your-hr-manager-should-be-expert-at-being-a-fact-witness/

Davidson, L. (2013, August). 11 misunderstood employee benefits and how to make the most of them (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/financialfinesse/2013/08/15/what-you-dont-understand-about-your-benefits-could-hurt-you/

Parrish, S. (2013, June). Who says your compensation is ‘reasonable?’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveparrish/2013/06/11/who-says-your-compensation-is-reasonable/

Websites

Gallup. (2014). Report: State of the American workplace (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com/services/176708/state-american-workplace.aspx