Motivation and Organizational Culture

Motivation and Organizational Culture

Nazirah Rajaa

07/01/2012

University of Phoenix

HCA 250 

Let’s face it, we would love to work at a job where there was no manager breathing down our neck all the time. I wonder if it would work out in this day and age. I do believe this could function, but not smoothly. I remember when I was younger and working it was slack time the minute the manager stepped out.

Managers play a very important role when it comes to maintaining order in the workplace. Managers have to learn what motivates each employee because every worker has different wants and needs. Motivation is what drives people to do the best they can at whatever they are doing.

A good manager will do his or her best to keep his staff motivated, keeping productivity at a high. I do believe this is a very difficult task to perform. I say this because managers have to maintain the identity of being the boss or role model, but at the same time not be to strict.

Every day the manager has to continuously interact with the staff without being too friendly or strict. If the manger is too strict the staff will fear going to him or her. If the manager is too friendly some staff members may begin to slack off. I’ve seen it before. When one is too friendly with certain staff members can cause other workers to feel less appreciated and that can in reality, drop the moral in the workplace.

Mangers also have to introduce workers to organizational culture to ensure tasked are being completely to company standards. The most important job the manager must perform is acknowledging the work being performed by the staff and letting them know what they are doing make a difference.

Showing appreciation to the staff truly makes the workers feel a sense of self-worth. Even when a worker does a poor job, a manager should know how to give feedback without being too negative. Whenever a goal is achieved the manager...