Lesson 10 Motivating Staff
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Learning Targets: Learning Goal 10-01: Explain Taylor’s theory of scientific administration. Learning Goal 10-02: Describe the Hawthorne research and their significance to administration. Learning Goal 10-03: Determine the degrees of Maslow’s hierarchy of wants and apply them to worker motivation. Learning Goal 10-04: Distinguish between the motivators and hygiene elements recognized by Herzberg. Learning Goal 10-05: Differentiate amongst Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z. Learning Goal 10-06: Explain the important thing ideas of goal-setting, expectancy, reinforcement, and fairness theories. Learning Goal 10-07: Present how managers put motivation theories into motion by way of such methods as job enrichment, open communication, and job recognition. Learning Goal 10-08: Present how managers personalize motivation methods to enchantment to workers throughout the globe and throughout generations.
Introduction
Motivating workers is a real artwork. There isn’t any formulation that you would be able to study
that can work with each particular person and in each state of affairs. Motivation of
workers entails an understanding of folks, logic, good
instinct, good communication abilities, and the power to accurately learn a
state of affairs. There are in all probability some extra parts, however this provides you the
concept that motivating workers is usually, not a easy, straightforward job.
The Artwork of Worker Motivation
Managers and scientists have been finding out the motivation of workers for
over 100 years. Even on this excessive tech age, we should not have all of the solutions.
In over 100+ years of finding out motivation, there have been many theories.
Some theories had been believed and practiced for many years after which deserted.
Just a few theories have survived for many years and are nonetheless practiced as we speak.
There are a number of vital theories which have survived the check of time and
are nonetheless taught in administration programs. Some of the vital ones are
Maslow’s Theory, Herzberg’s Theory, Reinforcement Theory, and Fairness
Theory.
Administration Theories
There are a pair of different vital theories explored on this chapter. One
is Theory X and Theory Y. These theories pertains to administration fashion. I’m
positive that you’ll acknowledge some of your previous managers as being both
Theory X or Theory Y managers.
Administration by Goals
And, lastly, one of a very powerful and extensively practiced theories is
Administration by Goal (MBO). MBO’s had been initially used for managing
managers. Over time. Managers noticed that MBO’s could possibly be very efficient in
managing workers in any respect ranges of the group.
Administration of Goal begins with establishing targets and targets for
every particular person. For MBO’s to work as supposed, targets and targets should be
established within the right approach. The “SMART” technique (illustrated above) is an
wonderful technique of setting good targets and targets.
Targets are supposed to be motivational. It’s half of human nature to reply
positively to targets which can be established accurately. Improperly set targets can
have the other end result, and lead to demotivation.
It is crucial for managers to insure all targets are “SMART” targets. As
people, we have to make certain that we by no means have a aim that doesn’t
meet the “SMART” standards.
I’ve at all times managed and been managed with SMART targets and MBO’s.
Directions:
Watch this brief video
Learn Chapter 10 .
Full project 10.
Use the checklist beneath for chapter and check Assessment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyI3H1p_Ybc
Chapter Evaluate phrases:
Fairness Theory Extrinsic Rewards Intrinsic Rewards Hawthorne Research Job enlargement Job Enrichment MBO Maslow’s Hierarchy Reinforcement Theory Herzberg’s Theory
