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Employee Motivation
A key competency for any leader is the ability to motivate employees to attain a higher level of individual, group, and organizational outcomes. However, the research on motivation remains mixed with regard to employee motivation. Can a leader motivate a follower, or can the leader only provide an environment for a follower to be motivated? We won’t be able to answer that question, but during this week, we’ll examine several threads of research that discuss ways in which employees are motivated.
Objectives this Week
By the end of this week you will be able to:
- Summarize the major threads of research on employee motivation.
- Distinguish between motivating a follower and creating the conditions in which a follower is motivated.
- Analyze the relationship between leadership practice and individual, group, and organizational outcomes.
- Recommend evidence-based motivational strategies for a healthcare setting.
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Content in Context
Motivating others to accomplish goals is one of the main expectations that is placed on leaders. The readings and videos for this week all focus on the ways that people can be motivated. Some of them may be surprising. Many people may think of money as the only way to motivate. While money is a powerful motivator, it is far from the only motivator. For example, jobs can be designed to enhance motivation (Campion & Thayer, 1987). Noncash incentives, such as recognition programs, can also be effective motivators when used the right way (Ford & Fina, 2006). Individual differences can contribute to motivation, too. What motivates one person, may not motivate another (Furnham, Eracleous, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2009).
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Do leaders motivate? Or, do they only establish an environment for employees to BE motivated? What role does leadership have to do with motivating employees and teams to attain higher levels of satisfaction, performance, and outcomes?
Submission Instructions
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How do leaders and managers in your organization motivate employees? What about at the organizational level? Is there a rewards or awards system?
This week's assignment will focus on the various methods used to motivate employees in your organization, whether by individual managers and/or leaders, or through organizational systems. Your paper should outline some of the various ways that healthcare employees are motivated and explicitly relate them to specific models or theories of motivation.
Most importantly, critique how employee motivation is manifested in your organization and link the motivation tactics being used to specific models or theories of motivation. Analyze the tactics or motivation efforts based on motivation models. Are the techniques appropriate? Are managers and leaders getting the desired results? How do you know? You may even consider asking employees what motivates them.
Critique a MINIMUM of 5 motivation tactics. It is recommended that you use a variety of motivation theories or models to help critique the tactics used.
Use the following format to structure your Excel worksheet:
Motivation Tactic Motivation Theory Critique of the Motivation Tactic Tactic A – describe the tactic. Herzberg’s 2-Factor Theory. Describe the portion of Herzberg’s model that is specifically being addressed. Critique the effectiveness of this tactic. Is it an appropriate tactic to use? Why? Does it work for everyone? Why or why not? Are the desired results being attained? Why or why not? Provide an honest critique of how well the tactic is achieving the desired results. Tactic B – describe the tactic. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Describe the specific level that the tactic addresses.
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6.1 | Do Leaders Motivate? (10 points)
6.2 | Organizational Motivation (100 points)