Performance Issues And Motivation: BUS 610 Organizational Behavior
Performance Issues and Motivation
BUS 610 Organizational Behavior
Prof. Adriene Osborne
March 4, 2014
Performance Issues and Motivation
Motivation ranks as one of the most commonly used terms in business. Motivation is defined as the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way (Dictionary.com, 2014). In considering motivation as it relates to work, perhaps the best way is to think of motivation in terms of an end result: behavior. M. R. Jones defined motivation as what starts behaviors, what maintains behaviors, and what stops behaviors (Baack, 2012). Things that start and maintain behaviors at work are attendance, punctuality, productivity/effort, cooperation with others, and citizenship behaviors. …show more content…
She has this notion that if she states repetitively that she believes all things should be even and fair that everyone will just believe that even thing she does is even and fair. Problem is she may say it but never acts on her words; the flaw in her system is that nothing is ever completely even and life is not fair we all know this. She holds the title for supervisor but is not tough enough to stand up to specific subordinates that are truly in need of being reminded why they are paid to come to work.
Each worker under her has a set task list to be completed at the end of each month; this set of tasks revolves every month so it is no surprise as to what is expected of us as workers. Every month two workers talk too much and fall behind on their work. It is the same two workers every month. The rest of us are forced every month to have to bail the workers out of the hole in which they have put their selves. If that person is behind and we do not help them then the rest of us are told that we should be aware of the workers needing help and the blame then falls on us for the work not being …show more content…
They need to be recognized for their achievements. The supervisor needs to make sure that these workers know that it is not their responsibility to constantly pick up the slack of the slacking workers but that they are greatly appreciated for what they do to keep the county from getting behind. Most people do not mind helping others but when it becomes mandatory that they are required to do not only their actual work but to pick up the slack from others they start to feel used and abused. It is important to make sure that they do not feel this way because as I have stated this can affect the bottom line. I am not saying that a party must be thrown in honor of these workers just something as simple as a thank you or give them an hour off one afternoon for their
BUS 610 Organizational Behavior
Prof. Adriene Osborne
March 4, 2014
Performance Issues and Motivation
Motivation ranks as one of the most commonly used terms in business. Motivation is defined as the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way (Dictionary.com, 2014). In considering motivation as it relates to work, perhaps the best way is to think of motivation in terms of an end result: behavior. M. R. Jones defined motivation as what starts behaviors, what maintains behaviors, and what stops behaviors (Baack, 2012). Things that start and maintain behaviors at work are attendance, punctuality, productivity/effort, cooperation with others, and citizenship behaviors. …show more content…
She has this notion that if she states repetitively that she believes all things should be even and fair that everyone will just believe that even thing she does is even and fair. Problem is she may say it but never acts on her words; the flaw in her system is that nothing is ever completely even and life is not fair we all know this. She holds the title for supervisor but is not tough enough to stand up to specific subordinates that are truly in need of being reminded why they are paid to come to work.
Each worker under her has a set task list to be completed at the end of each month; this set of tasks revolves every month so it is no surprise as to what is expected of us as workers. Every month two workers talk too much and fall behind on their work. It is the same two workers every month. The rest of us are forced every month to have to bail the workers out of the hole in which they have put their selves. If that person is behind and we do not help them then the rest of us are told that we should be aware of the workers needing help and the blame then falls on us for the work not being …show more content…
They need to be recognized for their achievements. The supervisor needs to make sure that these workers know that it is not their responsibility to constantly pick up the slack of the slacking workers but that they are greatly appreciated for what they do to keep the county from getting behind. Most people do not mind helping others but when it becomes mandatory that they are required to do not only their actual work but to pick up the slack from others they start to feel used and abused. It is important to make sure that they do not feel this way because as I have stated this can affect the bottom line. I am not saying that a party must be thrown in honor of these workers just something as simple as a thank you or give them an hour off one afternoon for their