Discussion # 2 ONLY for MICHAEL SMITH

Organizational Behavior

Discussion #1 (please watch video and respond . 1-2 paragraphs )

"What Is Motivation?" Please respond to the following:

· Watch the video titled, “Puzzle of Motivation” (18 min 36 s).  You can also view the video at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y .  Next, explain what approaches organizations can take to motivate their employees other than pay incentives. Explain the main reasons that these other incentives may motivate employees and justify your response.

Please reply to classmate ( 1-2 paragraphs)

Caseatta Nelson-Revell wrote

One way of motivating employees is by ensuring there is proper communication. The management of any business should always give employees detailed feedbacks on how different activities have been carried out and the performances. Communication on activities to be carried out, why, how and when should be done. This is to ensure maximum involvement of the employees which makes the employees feel part and parcel of the business.

Empowering employees is also a way of motivating them. This is done by giving them a platform where they can contribute ideas and views without fear. Most employees have ideas that can be helpful to an organization but do not have a chance to express them (Garg, P., & Rastogi, R. 2006). If given this chance they can even become more creative in business. The leaders should ensure that they put the ideas contributed into practice to encourage more opinions and view. Employees should also be given freedom to implement or make some decisions without having to go through the management. In addition to this, offering opportunities for advancement is also a way of motivating employees (Garg, P., & Rastogi, R. 2006).

Providing training or seminars where your employees can build on their knowledge and abilities which in turn improves them in their career acts as a great motivator to the employees. Most employees would like to better themselves so as to go a level higher in their career. Lastly but not least employees want someone to look up to as a motivation. As a leader, you should lead by example. This motivates your employees because they would want to have achievements like yours and therefore lead them to work hard. Ensuring you are not too hard to your employees and you are someone they can easily relate with gives them an urge for achieving goals set.

Garg, P., & Rastogi, R. (2006). New model of job design: motivating employees' performance. Journal of management Development, 25(6), 572-587.

Discussion # 2 (please respond . 1-2 paragraphs )

"The Importance of Goal Setting"  Please respond to the following:

· Provide one (1) specific scenario of an employee using goal setting to increase work motivation and task performance, reduce stress, and improve the accuracy of performance evaluation. 

Please reply to classmate ( 1-2 paragraphs)

Sabrina wrote:

Goal setting is important to the happiness of most employees since it gives them a goal and direction.  I had an employee that actually aligned his work goals to his personal goals so that he can provide for his families next steps.  He planned out his finances and put together a plan to make the right moves in his career to gain promotions and skills to allow him to continue to move forward in his personal life.  Every month he set up a monthly milestone for himself and shared his entire plan with his manager so that she could weigh in on the plan and help him stay on task.  This employee was highly motivated since he had a plan and path outlined for himself.  This reduces anxiety around the stress not getting his next promotions since this plan kept him and his manager aligned with what was needed and there wouldnt be any surprises.  Both the manager and employee had clear expectations and understanding of his performance.