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Current situation:
As a newly hired business consultantat O&O company which is one of the
leading furniture manufacturer and retailers in Egypt. Ithas great potentials
however in the currenttime the company is facing severalproblems in two of
its main stores, as it has been noticed that there is a reduction in the sales
Volume, Sales Revenue, and the customer satisfaction regarding this stores.
Meanwhile other stores managed to achieve their target and higher sales
volume.
Our company lifecycle is currently moving from to maturity to decline due to
the marketchange and new trends. People tend to be less creative, more rigid,
more assertion-oriented (prestige/status-fixed), overtly or covertly aggressive
and more or less dishonest.
After reviewing the history of the stores, and the history of the employees, I
discovered that the stores weretop performing stores, and the staff as well
most of them are old with a very good experience they do not lack any
experience or knowledge aboutthe products that we sell.
My objectiveis creating a new plan that leads to a second growth and
reenergize the staff to be able to achieve their targets and the organizational
objectives.
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Problem determination:
1. Lack of ability:
i. Resources
When ask employees about job satisfaction they identified pay
dissatisfaction, number of hours worked, not getting enough holiday or
personal time off, time spent commuting to and from work , Promotion
opportunities, Relationships with co-workers and Quality of supervision.
ii. Skills
Some employees promoted before they were ready, which caused work
under pressure due to the new set of duties without being able to handle
them.
2. Lack of Motivation:
i. No carrots
Employees complained of the very strict working hours, as some of them had
emergencies in the past and they wanted to leave early however the
management refused these requests, others also complained about not being
able to take long vacations to spend it with their family, as they were told
that we do not have enough workforce.
There is no a reward systemto motivate the staff to do their best in order to
achieve the targets.
ii. No sticks
No penalties for poor performance, some employees may feel they can “get
away with” due to the pressure of work the managers were not able to
monitor their staff.
3. Poor RelationshipwithManagers:
i. Some employees complained that their manager criticizes them in front of
the staff and they feel that they cannot communicate openly with their
superiors.
ii. one of the Team leaders has a serious issue ,as a lot of employees complains
of his double standards , as he treats ladies more delicate than treating male
colleagues , with his actions he promoted to the idea of inequality which had
a sever issue in the people’s performance ,and consequently he was leading
them by bad example .
4. Morale is Low:
The organization is short-staffed, does not have a clear culture and policies which
leads to demotivate the staff and causing them to feel neglected and that nobody
cares about them.
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Objective setting:
1. Improvetheperformanceof people, groups, and the organization to
improvethe quality of work.
2. Encourageopen communication. (Get insight into what things are
important to the employee by using surveys, suggestion boxes and team
meetings. Encouragethem to express their ideas and perspectives
without criticism)
3. Communicate clear goals and expectations. (let them feel they are part
of a compelling future)
4. Shareinformation and numbers. (Letthem in on what is going on within
the company as well as how their jobs contribute to the big picture. keep
the employees informed to feel a greater senseof worth. Keep
communication hopeful and truthful. Improveperformancethrough
transparency –By sharing numbers with employees, to increase
employees’ sense of ownership.
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Employee personality:
Since our culture is providing high quality products, also we make surewe
providethe best serviceour customers can get.to do so, our staff should
always presenta positive face.
Emotional Labor
In order to improve our staff to display desired organizationalemotions
during interpersonaltransactions at work, wewill focus on improving their
emotional labor by:
1. Use buffering – assign front-end personnel to manage the emotional demands and
needs of customers. By the time customers reach back-end workers, they can
concentrate on business.
2. Teach 'display' rules – These are organizationally approved norms or standards that
workers learn through observation, instruction, feedback, and reinforcement. Staff
are taught how to act, and they may even be given scripts to use when dealing
directly with clients. Retail workers are taught to act positively. Combining these
display rules with company culture is very important.
3. Offer staff assistance programs – Organizations invest in the care and development
of their workers by providing access to stress management and emotional health
services. This strategy recognizes that emotional labor can be hard work.
4. Teach problem-solving techniques – To move workers beyond using scripts or
relying on other display rules help the staff to solve the problems more effectively.
This helps people build confidence, and reduce their negative reactions to angry or
unpredictable situations. The better those workers are able to deal with problems,
the more likely they are to resolve interpersonal issues before they lead to negative
emotions.
5. Improve emotional intelligence – The ability to recognize other people's emotions
is an effective way to reduce the burden of emotional labor. Building empathy Add
to My Personal Learning Plan and using other emotional intelligence Add to My
Personal Learning Plan tools help reduce the likelihood that emotional conflict will
lead to emotional exhaustion.
6. Share knowledge – One of the most effective ways to help people deal with the
realities of emotional labor is to share success stories. Allow staff to learn how
others successfully deal with the impact of emotional conflict.
7. Bring emotional labor intothe performance evaluation process – recognize the
importance of emotional labor by measuring workers' emotional effort factors and
commitment to customer service. How well do workers deal with angry people?
What type of attitude do they bring to work every day? Do they show tolerance and
patience? When workers are rewarded for their emotional labor, it provides an
incentive for them to show organizationally accepted emotions more often.
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Emotional intelligence:
Developing Strong "PeopleSkills"
1. Self-awareness: know yourself, being self-awarewhen you are in
a leadership position also means having a clear picture of your
strengths and weaknesses and it means that you listen and take
feedback.
2. Self-regulation: controlyourself; Leaders cannotafford to lose
their cool. Being calm is contagious, as is panic. When you take on
a leadership role, you can no longer afford to panic when things
get stressful. When you stay calm and positiveyou can think and
communicate more clearly with your team.
3. Motivation: Self-motivated leaders work consistently toward
their goals, and they have extremely high standards for the
quality of their work.
4. Empathy: having empathy is critical to managing a successful
team or organization. Leaders with empathy havethe ability to
put themselves in someoneelse's situation. They help develop
the people on their team, challenge others who are acting
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unfairly, give constructivefeedback, and listen to those who need
it.
5. Social skill: Leaders who have good social skills are also good at
managing changeand resolving conflicts diplomatically. They are
rarely satisfied with leaving things as they are, but they do not sit
back and make everyoneelse do the work: They set an example
with their own behavior.
How to Improve Emotional Intelligence?
1. Observehow you react to people. Do you rush to judgment before
you know all of the facts? Do you stereotype? Look honestly at
how you think and interact with other people. Try to put yourself
in their place, and be more open and accepting of their
perspectives and needs.
2. Look at your work environment. Do you seek attention for your
accomplishments? Humility can be a wonderfulquality, and it
does not mean that you are shy or lack self-confidence. When you
practice humility, you say that you know what you did, and you
can be quietly confident aboutit. Give others a chance to shine –
put the focus on them, and do not worry too much about getting
praisefor yourself.
3. Do a self-evaluation. What are your weaknesses? Areyou willing
to accept that you are not perfect and that you could work on
some areas to make yourself a better person? Havethe courage
to look at yourself honestly – it can change your life.
4. Examine how you react to stressfulsituations. Do you become
upset every time there is a delay or something does not happen
the way you want? Do you blame others or become angry at
them, even when it's not their fault? The ability to stay calm and
in control in difficult situations is highly valued – in the business
world and outside it. Keep your emotions under controlwhen
things go wrong.
5. Take responsibility for your actions. If you hurt someone's
feelings, apologizedirectly – do not ignore whatyou did or avoid
the person. People areusually morewilling to forgiveand forget if
you make an honest attempt to make things right.
6. Examine how your actions will affect others – beforeyou take
those actions. If your decision will affect others, put yourself in
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their place. How will they feel if you do this? Would you wantthat
experience? If you must take the action, how can you help others
deal with the effects?
Managing emotions whentimes are tough:
1. Take quick and considered action—make clear the problems are a
top priority even Though time might be required to fix them.
2. Communicate honestly and consistently—stay calm, do not get
cross, repeatthe messageeven when asked the same questions
over and over.
3. Make an emotional connection with everyone—bad news is
shocking and makes people unsettled; avoid being remote or
aloof; show regretand understanding.
4. Be sureto inspire—makeand keep a positive connection with
everyone; make temperament and character partof your
confidence-boosting contributions.
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Job satisfaction:
How to increase job satisfaction:
1. Employee Orientation –Oneof the best ways to have satisfied
employees is to make surethey are pleased from the get-go.
Offering a thorough orientation will ensureexpectations are
realistic and that new staffers do not come in with rose-colored
glasses that will quickly fade. Proper onboarding encourages
positive attitudes and can reduce turnover.
2. Positive Work Environment –An upbeat workplaceis a necessity.
If the workspaceis not positive, you cannotexpect the workers to
be. Encouraging one another, avoiding micromanagement, giving
positive feedback and ensuring criticism is constructiveareall
ways to keep the environment a place where employees can do
more than survive– they can thrive!
3. Provide Competitive Benefits –Fair wages are important, but
competitive benefits are also critical to keeping your workforce
satisfied. If your benefits packageis thin, employees may look for
other opportunities with firms that are moregenerous. Beyond
insurance, benefits such as flextime, paid holidays and personal
days are important factors to employee satisfaction.
4. Workforce Engagement – Employees that do not find their work
interesting or do not feel they are contributing to the mission of
the firmwill not be engaged. For employees to be satisfied, they
must feel like they are part of something bigger than justwhat
their individual work tasks are. Includestaffers in goal setting and
how they fit in the corporation fabric to increase engagement and
satisfaction.
5. DevelopSkills –Everyoneneeds something to working toward.
Stagnation is unfulfilling. Employees have morepotential than
their current level of functionality. Encouraging employees to
fulfill that potential will increaseengagement and satisfaction.
Whether it is training opportunities, mentoring, online courses or
external training, encourage staff to always be improving their
skills!
6. Recognition&Rewards – Employees enjoy an Atta-boy and it
need not be a public show to mean something to employees.
Encouragesupervisors and managers to acknowledgeemployees
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deeds on a daily basis. Also, implement a formalprogram
company-wideto recognizetop achievers in every job category.
Healthy competition can boostmorale; encouragehard work and
increase satisfaction and retention.
7. Track Job Satisfaction –Do not sit back and justhope that
employees are satisfied – put somedata behind it. Offer
anonymous online surveys or mobilesurveys to effectively track
how employees feel about benefits, recognition, supervisor
feedback and other aspects that contribute to employee
satisfaction. This allows you to improve, tweak and monitor
satisfaction levels to reduceturnover and savethe company
money.
After analyzed the staff performanceand the history of the managers in the
store, none of the staff and managers there has been no satisfaction to sustain
their interest in jobs there was forced idle time because of task
interdependence and uneven distribution of workload. Having worked for a
long time at the same job, workers did notfind it sufficiently challenging, and
that Lead to poor in quality of work
Objective
Increaseintrinsic motivation to the staff and mangers during the firstquarter,
through Approaches Job Design Motivation, and we will make follow up every
month to be surewe on right track. To improve the performanceand quality of
work
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Actionplan
We achieve that through, The important approaches or strategies job design
Motivation to maintain a fit between a job and its performer so that the job is
performed well and the job performer derives satisfaction from doing job and
a deliberate attempt made to structurethe tasks and social relationships of a
job to create optimal levels of variety, responsibility, autonomy and
interaction, as a grouping of task within a prescribed unit or units of work. So
we will use the job enlargement, job enrichment job simplification and the job
rotation
Job Enlargement
1. Increasethe task of staff and managers in the same level of
responsibility
2. Staff will be responsiblefor sold and damage items to keep the costof
item and increasethe profit
3. Each sale period the staff will be champion of the sales to be more active
and efficacy
4. Each manager responsibleabout achieve P&L in his department.
These more responsibility toleadto:
1. Itimproves workers, satisfaction, decreased production costs, and
increased quality.
2. Improves theworker’s efficiency atwork.
3. Reduces monotony and boredom.
4. Ithelps to increase interest in work and efficiency.
5. Enlarged jobs requirelonger training period as there are moretask to
be learned.
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Job Enrichment:
1. Adding responsibility and opportunity for personalgrowth through a
higher level of knowledge and skill, give worker moreautonomy and
responsibility.
2. Each staff will be responsiblefor maintain department and achieve the
target
3. Itmakes the job more interesting
4. Itdiscourages absenteeism and turnover of workers
5. The store also gains through improvementof output both in quantity
and quality.
Job enrichment benefits employees and organization in terms of increased
motivation, performance, job satisfaction, job involvement and reduced
absentees.
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Principles of Job Enrichment:
Change aimed at enriching jobs Motivation generated by the
changes
Removing somecontrols while
retaining accountability
Responsibility and personal
achievement
Increasing theaccountability of indi-
viduals for own work
Responsibility and recognition
Giving a person complete a natural
unit of work (Division/area).
Responsibility, achievement and
recognition
Granting additional authority to an
employee in his activity. Give more
job freedom.
Responsibility, achievement and
recognition.
Making periodic reports directly
available to the worker himself rather
than to his superior
Internalrecognition
Introducing new and more difficult
tasks not previously handled.
Growth and learning
Assigning individuals specific or
specified tasks enabling them to be-
come experts.
Responsibility, growth and
advancement
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Job Simplification:
Some staff have difficult doing the task, so wewill divided the task into the
relatively easier tasks; each task is assigned to the individuals who perform
these over and over again. By doing the same thing again and again, the
employees gain proficiencies in the jobs assigned to them and as a result, the
profitability of the organization increases and to lead to a tendency of
absenteeism among them. In addition, this will be suitable for staff having low
levels of skills and knowledge.
Job Rotation:
Job rotation implies the shifting of an employee from one job to another
without any change in the job. With job rotation, a given employee performs
different jobs but, more or less, jobs of the samenature.
The advantages of job rotation are—it relieves the employee from the
boredom and monotony of doing a single task. The organization also stands to
benefit as the worker becomecompetent in severaljobs rather than only one.
Periodic job changing can also improveinter-department co-operation.
We will review the staff who work as a long time in the samedepartment, to
move them fromone job to another, at the samelevel, that has similar skill
requirements this lead to reduce boredom and monotony through changing
employee’s activities.
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Individual behavior and performance:
Maglino's categories of workplace values:
1. Achievement (getting things done & working hard to accomplish
difficult things)
2. Helping and concern for others (being concerned for other
people and with helping others)
3. Honesty (telling the truth and doing whatyou feel is right)
4. Fairness (being impartial and doing what is fair for all concerned)
Big five personality dimensions:
The whole organization will take this test to find out the strength and
weakness of each personality to develop a training program to improve
their self-efficacy.
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Mission:
We continuously strive to provide the best product at the best prices accompanied
by the best service in the industry. Being the best and bringing the best to you is our
relentless pursuit.
Vision:
To be one of the leading furniture companies in the Middle East.
Our customer promises:
There are five promises that we make to our customers:
1. Value - "You can trust O&O to give you the best value".
2. Our People - "Our friendly experts are here to help".
3. Inspiration - "Always something new, exciting, innovative".
4. Choice - "We have what you want and need, when and where you need it".
5. Ease - "We make it easy for you".
Our values:
1. Humbleness and willpower.
We respect each other, our customers and our suppliers. Using our willpower
means, we get things done.
2. Leadership by example.
Our managers try to set a good example, and expect the same of O&O co-
workers.
3. Daring to be different.
We question old solutions and, if we have a better idea, we are willing to
change.
4. Togetherness and enthusiasm.
Together, we have the power to solve seemingly unsolvable problems. We do
it all the time.
5. Cost-consciousness.
Low prices are impossible without low costs, so we proudly achieve good
results with small resources.
6. Constant desire for renewal.
Change is good. We know that adapting to customer demands with
innovative solutions saves money and contributes to a better everyday life at
home.
7. Accept and delegate responsibility.
We promote co-workers with potential and stimulate them to surpass their
expectations. Sure, people make mistakes. However, they learn from them!
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Organizational learning:
Learning organizations are skilled at five main activities: systematic problem solving,
experimentation with new approaches, learning from their own experience and past
history, learning from the experiences and best practices of others, and transferring
knowledge quickly and efficiently throughout the organization. Each is accompanied
by a distinctive mind-set, tool kit, and pattern of behavior. Many companies practice
these activities to some degree.
However, few are consistently successful because they rely largely on happenstance
and isolated examples. By creating systems and processes that support these
activities and integrate them into the fabric of daily operations, companies can
manage their learning more effectively.
1. Systematic problemsolving:
This first activity rests heavily on the philosophy and methods of the quality
movement. Its underlying ideas, now widely accepted, include:
i. Relying on the scientific method, rather than guesswork, for
diagnosing problems (what Deming calls the “Plan, Do, Check, Act”
cycle, and others refer to as “hypothesis-generating, hypothesis-
testing” techniques).
ii. Insisting on data, rather than assumptions, as background for
decision making (what quality practitioners call “fact-based
management”).
iii. Using simple statistical tools (histograms, Pareto charts, and
correlations, cause-and-effect diagrams) to organize data and draw
inferences.
2. Experimentation:
This activity involves the systematic searching for and testing of new
knowledge. Using the scientific method is essential, and there are obvious
parallels to systematic problem solving. But unlike problem solving,
experimentation is usually motivated by opportunity and expanding horizons,
not by current difficulties. It takes two main forms: ongoing programs and
one-of-a-kind demonstration projects.
3. Learning from past experience:
Companies must review their successes and failures, assess them
systematically, and record the lessons in a form that employees find open
and accessible. One expert has called this process the “Santayana Review,”
citing the famous philosopher George Santayana, who coined the phrase
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Unfortunately, too many managers today are indifferent, even hostile, to the
past, and by failing to reflect on it, they let valuable knowledge escape.
4. Learning from others:
Not all learning comes from reflection and self-analysis. Sometimes the most
powerful insights come from looking outside one’s immediate environment
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to gain a new perspective. Enlightened managers know that even companies
in completely different businesses can be fertile sources of ideas and
catalysts for creative thinking. At these organizations, enthusiastic borrowing
is replacing the “not invented here” syndrome. Milliken calls the process SIS,
for “Steal Ideas Shamelessly”; the broader term for it is benchmarking.
5. Transferring knowledge:
For learning to be more than a local affair, knowledge must spread quickly
and efficiently throughout the organization. Ideas carry maximum impact
when they are shared broadly rather than held in a few hands. A variety of
mechanisms spur this process, including written, oral, and visual reports, site
visits and tours, personnel rotation programs, education and training
programs, and standardization programs. Each has distinctive strengths and
weaknesses.
6. Measuring Learning:
Managers have long known that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage
it.” This maxim is as true of learning as it is of any other corporate objective.
Traditionally, the solution has been “learning curves” and “manufacturing
progress functions.”
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Perception:
To improve the quality of work and employee's personality to suite the organization culture
here are some of the techniques:
Impressionmanagement:
1. Conformity: Agreeing with someone else’s opinion in order to gain his or her
approval.
2. Excuses: Explanations of a predicament-creating event aimed at minimizing the
apparent severity to the predicament.
3. Apologies: Admitting responsibility for an undesirable event and simultaneously
seeking to get a pardon for the section
4. Self-Promotion: Highlighting one’s best qualities downplaying one’s deficits and
calling attention to one’s achievements.
5. Flattery: Complementing others about their virtues in an effort to make one self-
appear perceptive and likeable.
6. Favors: Doing nice for someone to gain that person’s approval.
7. Association: Enhancing or protecting one’s image by managing information about
people and things with which one is associated.
How to Improve ImpressionManagement:
1. Set goals.
2. Commit to the change you want to create.
3. Dress appropriately.
4. Learn to shake hands.
5. Keep your body language open.
6. Keep smiling and feel confident.
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AttributionTheory:
Attribution theory is concerned with how individuals interpret events and how this relates
to their thinking and behavior. Attribution theory assumes that people try to determine why
people do what they do, i.e., attribute causes to behavior. A person seeking to understand
why another person did something may attribute one or more causes to that behavior. A
three-stage process underlies an attribution:
1. Person must perceive or observe the behavior,
2. The person must believe that the behavior was intentionally performed,
3. The person must determine if they believe the other person was forced to perform
the behavior (in which case the cause is attributed to the situation) or not (in which
case the cause is attributed to the other person).
There are three maincharacteristics of attributionsthat canaffect future
motivation:
1. Stability – how stable is the attribution. Stable attributions for successful
achievements, such as passing exams, can lead to positive expectations, and thus
higher motivation, for success in the future.
However, in negative situations, such as failing the exam, stable attributions can lead
to lower expectations in the future.
2. Locus of control – was the event caused by an internal or an external factor?
If the employee believes, it is their own fault they failed the exam, because they are
innately not smart enough (an internal cause), they may be less motivated in the
future. If they believed an external factor was to blame, such as poor teaching, they
may not experience such a drop in motivation.
3. Controllability – how controllable was the situation. If an individual believes they
could have performed better, they may be less motivated to try again in the future
than someone who believes they failed because of factors outside of their control.
In order to keep our staff focused on doing his best performance and their positive image of
our culture, Make sure you give your employees specific feedback, letting them know that
you know they can improve and how they can about it. This, in theory, will help prevent
them from attributing their failure to an innate lack of skill and see that success is
controllable if they work harder or use different strategies.
You could also praise your employees for showing an improvement, even if the outcome was
still not correct. For example, you might praise someone for using the correct methodology
even though the results were not what you wanted. This way, you are encouraging employees
to attribute the failure to controllable factors, which again, can be improved upon in the
future.
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Social Learning Theory:
Social Learning Theory posits that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation,
and modeling. The theory has often been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive
learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation.
The component processes underlying observational learning are:
1. Attention, including modeled events (distinctiveness, affective valence, complexity,
prevalence, functional value) and observer characteristics (sensory capacities,
arousal level, perceptual set, past reinforcement),
2. Retention, including symbolic coding, cognitive organization, symbolic rehearsal,
motor rehearsal),
3. Reproduction, including physical capabilities, self-observation of reproduction,
accuracy of feedback,
4. Motivation, including external, vicarious and self-reinforcement.
How to influence the others using SLT:
1. teach skills, determine what behavioral skills you can teach that are consistent with
the organization culture and values
2. Model each of the skills, model all skills being taught. Modeling is most effective
when the person being observed is influential, respected, and/or considered to be
like the observer.
3. Provide staff with the information they need to implement each new skill, Explain
why the skill is beneficial, as well as each step needed to use the skill correctly.
Provide information that youth need to support their use of the skill.
4. Do you have each member practice the skill during the teaching session? Provide
opportunities for youth to practice the skill and receive feedback on their
techniques.
5. Do you check in with staff to see if they believe that the new skill/behavior will
work? Staff must believe that a skill or behavior is useful and effective before they
invest their attention. If they are not convinced the skill will work for them, they may
lack interest or motivation to learn it.
6. Do you assess whether your students feel confident they can correctly use the new
skill? Observing their skill practice, Promoting discussion with them about their
practice experience, which may surface doubts or perceived barriers to confidently
using the skill;conducting a brief anonymous survey after the skill-building session to
elicit questions or concerns that remain.
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Organizational Behavior Modification:
a technique for modifying the behavior of the organizational members so that they are
engaged in undesirable behavior and. replacing it with desirable behavior. It can be used for
motivating the employees as well as for enhancing organizational effectiveness.
Organizational Behavior ModificationFive Steps:
1. Identify the critical, observable and measurable work performance-related
behaviors to be encouraged
2. Measure the current frequency of those behaviors, to provide a baseline against
which to measure improvement.
3. Establish the triggers or antecedents for those behaviors, and also establish the
consequences – positive, neutral or negative – that follow from those behaviors
4. Develop and intervention strategy to strengthen desired behaviors and weaken
dysfunction behaviors through the user of positive reinforcement and corrective
feedback, noting that punishment may be necessary in some instances, for example
to inhibit unsafe behavior.
5. Evaluate systematically the effectiveness of the approach in changing behavior and
improving performance compared with the original baseline measurement.
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Motivation Theories:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
According toMaslow:
1. believed that our behavior driven by needs
2. Needs are pursued from bottom to top
3. Pursuit of higher level needs is contingent upon the lower level needs being met
4. People are motivated by unfulfilled needs
5. Once the need is satisfied , it’s no longer a motivator
From a management perspective managing people is all about understanding what’s
people’s motivations are ,and Maslow's can help us to understand what those motivations
are ,and how to design incentive plans in order to meet those particular motivations
E.g. if we identified someone with potentially perusing behavior that helps to meet Their
Esteem needs then maybe we can design incentive program that can help them to
accomplish those needs , So by understanding what people needs are we can predict what
their behaviors likely to be
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How we can meet the Physiological Needs:
1. Provide Comfortable working conditions
2. Reasonable working hours
3. Necessary breaks to use the bathrooms
4. Provide Drinks near the work stations
How we can meet Safety Needs:
1. Provide Safe Working Conditions
2. Provide Compensations “Salary ,and Job security “ Especially important in a bad
economy
How we can meet Social Needs:
1. Make sure that each one of the employees knows one another
2. Encourage cooperative team work “Cross functional teams “
How we can meet Esteem Needs:
1. Managers should offer promotions for the good performers
2. Managers should give recognitions
3. Managers should offer extra responsibilities
How we can meet Self Actualization Needs:
1. Managers should provide challenging work
2. Invite the employee to participate in decision making and give them flexibility ,and
autonomy in their jobs
The staff must be able to realize the importance of their job to the company and to the
people they are helping. By showing them the value of their roles, the will be able to feel
respected and motivated to work harder.
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Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of Motivation:
Hygiene Factors:
Factors that needs to be present to ensure a reasonable level of satisfaction , if these factors
aren’t presented it could lead to extreme dissatisfaction ,the employee will not be
productive ,and might look for a different carrier “Benefits , salary , Medical insurance ,
workplace conditions “
If these factors are present, it will not lead to extreme satisfaction, or extreme motivation
Motivational Factors:
These factors lead to satisfaction and motivate employees to work harder.
If these factors are not present, it won’t lead to dissatisfaction, but if they exist it will
contribute in strong Motivation, and satisfaction “Recognition, Achievements, Promotions,
Challenging Work, job enrichment “
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To help motivate your employees, make sure they feel appreciated and supported. Give
plenty of feedback and make sure your employees understand how they can grow and
progress through the company.
To prevent job dissatisfaction, make sure that your employees feel that they are treated
right by offering them the best possible working conditions and fair pay. Make sure you pay
attention to your team and form supportive relationships with them.
Do not forget that all of your employees are different and what motivates one person might
not motivate another.
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Equity Theory:
1. People hold beliefs about their input ,and outcome
Inputs
Including their education, quantity, and Quality of work, their experience or the Number of
years they have worked in the organization.
Outputs
The outcomes could be anything that comes because of their Work as an example, it
could be the Salary, any rewards, Praises
2. People compare themselves to Others
Refers to any one the employee can compare themselves to, it could be anyone on the
same department, or in another organization, a friend, a Family member, or even a previous
job
3. People form beliefs about Others Inputs ,and Outcomes
So the employee will not just compare themselves to others, they will start to form beliefs
about the exerted effort, and the Outcome “what they get back in return “
4. People will compare their input/outcome with Others input/Outcome
5. Perceptions of inequity Motivates the behavior to restore balance
When the employees compare themselves with others this way, they may react in one of
three ways
1- Positive / Overpayment inequity
The ration of the Outcome/input is more compared to others; the employee will feel
that he is getting more, so they might feel guilt
2- Negative/ Underpayment Equity
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The Ratio of outcome/input is less compared to others, they employee gets less from
the job compared to others
In this case the employee will try to restore balance the employee will try to alter either
the input, or Outcome.
Input: the employee might: 1- Demand Raise 2- steel
Output: 1- the employee might decrease the production 2- Decrease the Quality 3-
Arrive Late 4- Sabotage
3- Equitable payment
The Ratio of the output/income is equivalent compared to others
For Management equity theory has a number of implications
i. Fairness “ we should avoid underpaying/Overpaying People ,
ii. We need to anticipate the Negative inequities ,and work on it
iii. We need to communicate a clear KPIs “performance measures “for every
department.
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The Expectancy Theory:
We need the employee to put high level of effort, which should lead to high performance,
which ultimately will lead to an attractive outcome the strongly meets the employee's
needs.
Example
We provide an additional monthly Bonus, or Reward for the employees with the highest
amount of sales.
Expectancy: employees have different expectations of what they are capable of achieving;
some of the employee's maybe achievers and the rest are not,
The problem that the employees at the bottom will not be motivated as they believe that
they can’t achieve their target , so we can design other Bonus as an example for the Most
improved performance
Instrumentality: The employee needs to believe that they will get what was promised for
them, we need to make them understand that the Performance meets the expectation, the
greater the reward
Valance: The Reward needs to be something that the employee actually Values and enough
for them to make the effort worthy “The employee may perceive the value very differently
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Not All employees are motivated by the same things, some employees are motivated by
Money some others are motivated by Promotions, extra time off, Other benefits
The key here is to set achievable goals for your employees and provide rewards that they
actually want.
Rewards do not have to come in the form of pay rises, bonuses or all-expenses paid nights
out (although I find these are usually welcomed!) Praise, opportunities for progression and
“employee of the month” style rewards can all go a long way in motivating your employees.
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Goal setting theory:
Each department will be responsible of developing its own KPIs, which will be a set of
objectives “Goals” needs to be achieved,
All the employees needs to understand that the goals that we establish affect out
performance toward a particular task
The Goals has to be SMART
 Specific
 Measurable
 Attainable ,and Ambitious
 Related
 Time Bounded
Guidelines for Goals settings
1. Specific : Goals needs to be specific in order to alter the behavior as “Do your best “
is equal to settings to goal at all , the specific goals
2. Challenging : Challenging goals are motivating ,as it helps to alter the behavior
3. Goal commitment : the subordinated must be involved in setting the goals as they
will me be more willingly to accept the goals , rather than being told to do it
4. Feed Back : the employees needs to have a way to gauge their own performance , so
they can make the necessary adjustments , leaving the employees without feedback
can result to poor performance ,and frustration
For the difficult and ambitious Goals, the employees should receive a regular feedback
about their performance, as this will increase their productivity compared to their counter
parts
1. Settings SMART goals will help to focus the employees energy on things that matters
2. Ambitious goals will energize the employees ,as they will think in new methods to
achieve the goals
3. Establishing goals will force the employees to use their existing knowledge and
abilities to accomplish the goals
4. If a deficiency existed it will force the employees to get the knowledge and Skills
needed to accomplish our goals
5. If the employees identified goals that important to their departments , they will
exert more energy trying to achieve these goals
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Management by objectives “MBO”:
One of the of the store managers has an issue with achieving his assigned sales target for 2
quarters , The Sales manager held a meeting to discuss this sales draw back in sales with the
store manager ,
The store manager explained that his store has several problems
1. The Store need to be renovated as the decoration isn’t appealing
2. The Store’s work force isn’t enough “more staff needed “
3. Some of the staff requires training on the soft skills ,and the negotiation skills
The Sales managers approved to make an MBO with the store manager , he sets with him a
clear goals that needs to be achieved with the time frame of the MBO cycle “agreed to be 3
months “
The store manager will need to achieve his sales target progressively e.g. to be on the first
month $ 45,000 sales, $47,000 for the second month and $50,000 for the third month.
4. The Sales manager will provide the budget to renovate the store
5. Approve to hire new staff
6. And Approve the training budget
After the MBO cycle ends, we will meet again to discuss, and evaluate the outcome, and
if needed the MBO can be renewed.
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Teams and teamwork:
Success in the workplace depends on your ability to build a team, as well as to interact with
others on that team. Together, people are able to accomplish what one person alone
cannot. This is known as synergy.
Characteristics of effective team:
1. A clear, elevating goal: This is a goal, which has been communicated to all.
2. A results-driven structure: all the teammembers have jointly decided the goal. They
are fully committed towards achieving it.
3. Competent members: Each team member has the required skill set in order to
achieve the team objectives.
4. Unified commitment: There is nothing happening in silos. With the total
commitment from team members, achieving organizational goals becomes easier.
5. A collaborative climate: Commitment from team members and a good leadership
leads to a collaborative team with a productive work environment.
6. Standards of excellence: Quality orientation is vital to the success of any
organization.
7. External support and recognition: Appreciation as well as appraisal is required to
keep the morale of the team high.
8. Principled leadership: Leadership defines a team. An able-bodied leadership can
chart the team’s path to success.
9. Each team member participates actively and positively in meetings as well as
projects. This shows a person’s commitment as well as understanding towards a
project.
10. Team goals are clearly understood by all: Communication is vital for achieving
successful completion of any project.
11. Individual members have thought about creative solutions to the team’s problem.
Thinking out of the box is vital in today’s economic scenario.
12. Members are listened to carefully as well as given a thoughtful feedback. Listening is
an important skill for any team. Each team member is important. The thoughts and
ideas of each team member have to be listened to, with respect, no matter how silly
they may sound at first.
13. Everyone takes the initiative in order to get things done. There is no concept of
passing the buck. This is an indication of clear communication leading to
understanding of individual responsibilities.
14. Each team member trusts the judgment of others: Mutual trust and respect is
highly important for the team. This is the only way to achieve the organization goals.
15. The team has to be willing to take risks: Risk taking is an attitude, which comes with
confidence. Confidence on yourself as well as on the team, besides the ability to face
all consequences.
16. Everyone has to be supportive of the project as well as of others. A team is one unit.
Unless these cohesive forces are there, the team will never be able to work
efficiently enough.
17. There is ample communication between the team members.
18. Team decisions are made by using organized as well as logical methods.
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19. Dissenting opinions are never ignored: In fact, they are always recorded in order to
be revisited in case the future situations dictate so.
20. Teams are given realistic deadlines: External support as well as aid is vital to the
success of any team.
Effective TeamManagement Skills:
It is easy to create a team but it is actually difficult to bind the team members together and
even make them work. Team management techniques help in strengthening the bond
among the employees and creating an environment where they can trust each other. People
actually become friends and start working together as a result of team management
activities.
1. For effective team management, it is important that the team leader is more of a
mentor to his team members rather than just being a strict boss. Understand your
team members well. Gone are the days when people used to fear their bosses. Now
a day's employees share a healthy relation with their superiors and the comfort level
has increased largely. Do not impose things on them.
2. Ensure that each team member willingly participates in team discussions. Debates
are important, but make sure you do not end up fighting with each other.
Suggestions must be invited from all and do not discuss issues separately with
individuals. Call everyone on an open forum and formulate strategies keeping in
mind every body’s inputs. Policies should be made best suited to all. The objective of
the team must be clearly set and circulated among all the team members. Everyone
should be aware of his roles and responsibilities in the team.
3. Communication among the team members must be clear and transparent for an
effective team management. Every team member should get the same information
and should have an easy access to the superiors in case of any query.
4. The team members must not pass on any information to anyone outside the team.
Learn to keep things to yourself. It is unethical to share your professional secrets
with others. Do not leak information or any confidential data.
5. The team members must be motivated on a regular basis. Appreciation is
necessary. If any team member has performed extraordinarily, do give him a pat on
his back. Performance appraisals, benefits, incentives, trophies, prizes are all
instrumental in motivating the team members to perform even better the next time.
Avoid criticizing any of your team members.
6. Loose talks, blame games, dirty politics should find no place in the team. They spoil
the environment and people lose interest in their work and organization. If you come
to know anything about someone, it is better to discuss with him face to face, else
ignore.
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Steps for a better teamwork:
1. Think about your team first - Every individual should think of his team first and his
personal interests should take a backseat. Do not mix your personal issues with your
professional life. Keep them separate.
2. Never underestimate your team member - Do not neglect any of the members,
instead work together and listen to them as well. Never try to impose your ideas on
any member. Avoid demotivating any team member.
3. Discuss - Before implementing any new idea, it must be discussed with each member
on an open platform. Never ever, discuss with anyone separately as the other person
feels left out and reluctant to perform and contribute to the team.
4. Avoid criticism - Stay away from criticismand making fun of your team members.
Help each other and be a good team player. Be the first one to break the ice and
always create a friendly ambience. If you do not agree with any of your team
member, make him understand his mistakes but in a polite tone and do guide him.
Avoid negativity within the team.
5. Transparency must be maintained and healthy interaction must be promoted
among the team members. The communication must be effective, clear and precise
so that every team member gets a common picture. Effective communication also
nullifies misunderstandings and confusions. Confusions lead to conflicts and
individuals waste their time and energy in fighting rather than working.
6. The team leader must take the responsibility of encouraging the team members to
give their level best and should intervene immediately in cases of conflicts. The
personality of the leader should be such that every team member should look up to
him and take his advice whenever required. He should not be partial to any member
and support each of them equally. It is the duty of the team leader to extract the
best out of his team members.
7. For better teamwork, try to understand yourteam members well. Do not just
always talk business, it is okay if you go out with your team members for lunch or
catch a movie together. It improves the relations and strengthens the bond among
the team members. The team members must trust each other for maximum output.
8. Avoid conflicts in your team. Do not fight over petty issues and find faults in others.
One should be a little adjusting with each other and try to find an alternative best
suited to all the team members.
9. Rewards and Recognition - Healthy competition must be encouraged among the
team members. The performance of every team member must be evaluated timely
and the best performer should be rewarded suitably so that the other members also
get motivated to perform. Recognitions like “The Best TeamPlayer” or the “The Best
Performer” go a long way in motivating the team members. Appreciate the member
who performs the best or does something unique.
Team Development:
Teams are an effective tool of employee motivation. It is essential to consider the fact
that teams develop and get mature over a period of time. Team development creates a
captivating atmosphere by encouraging co-operation, teamwork, interdependence and
by building trust among team members.
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The five stages of team development are:
Stage Activities
Forming  Direct the team, and establish clear
objectives, both for the team as a
whole and for individual team
members.
Storming  Establish processes and structures.
 Build trust and good
relationships between team members.
 Resolve conflicts swiftly if they occur.
Provide support, especially to those
team members who are less secure.
 Remain positive and firm in the face of
challenges to your leadership, or to the
team's goal.
 Explain the "forming, storming,
norming, and performing" idea, so that
people understand why problems are
occurring, and so that they see that
things will get better in the
future. Coach team members
in assertiveness and conflict resolution
skills, where this is necessary.
Norming  Step back and help team members take
responsibility for progress towards the
goal. (This is a good time to arrange a
team-building event.)
Performing  Delegate tasks and projects as far as
you can. Once the team is achieving
well, you should aim to have as light a
touch as possible. You will now be able
to start focusing on other goals and
areas of work.
Adjourning  Take the time to celebrate the team's
achievements – you may work with
some of your people again, and this will
be much easier if people view past
experiences positively.
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Importance of Team and Teamwork:
Team and teamwork must be encouraged at workplace as it strengthens the bond among
the employees and the targets can be met at a faster pace. Workload is shared and
individuals feel motivated to perform better than his team members do.
1. No organization runs for charity. Targets must be met and revenues have to be
generated. Tasks must not be kept pending for a long time and ought to be
completed within the desired timeframe. A single brain cannot always come with
solutions or take decisions alone. He needs someone with whom he can discuss his
ideas. In a team, every team member has an equal contribution and each team
member comes out with a solution best suited to the problem. All the alternatives
can be explored to come out with the best possible solution. Thoughts can be
discussed among the team members and the pros and cons can be evaluated.
2. Tasks are accomplished at a faster pace when it is done by a team rather than an
individual. An individual will definitely take more time to perform if he is single
handedly responsible for everything. When employees work together, they start
helping each other, responsibilities are shared, and thus it reduces the workload and
work pressure. Every team member is assigned one or the other responsibility
according to his specialization, level of interest and thus the output is much more
efficient and faster.
3. Work never suffers or takes a backseat in a team. Mike was taking care of an
important client and was the only one coordinating with them. Mike took a long
leave and there was no one else who could handle the client in his absence. When
he joined back after a long vacation, the organization had already lost the client. Had
Mike worked in a team, others could have taken the charge when he was not there.
In a team, the other team members can perform and manage the work in the
absence of any member and hence work is not affected much.
4. There is always a healthy competition among the team members. Competition is
always good for the employee as well as the organization as every individual feels
motivated to perform better than his other team member and in a way contributing
to his team and the organization.
 Teamwork is also important to improve the relations among the
employees. Individuals work in close coordination with each other and thus
come to know each other better. Teamwork also reduces the chances of
unnecessary conflicts among the employees and every individual tries his
level best to support his team member. The level of bonding increases as a
result of team work.
5. Team members can also gain from each other. Every individual is different and has
some qualities. One can always benefit something or the other from his team
members, which would help him in the long run. Everyone is hungry for recognitions
and praises. One feels motivated to work hard in a team and to live up to the
expectations of the other members. Each member is a critic of the other and can
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correct him whenever the other person is wrong. One always has someone to fall
back on at the time of crisis.
Importance of Team Building:
1. Team Building activities improve the relations and strengthen the bond among the
employees. Every one strives hard to achieve a common goal.
2. Team Building activities also reduce the chances of confusions, misunderstandings
and in a way making the communication effective. Individual is very clear about his
goals and objectives and what exactly is expected from him.
Team Building exercises also increase the trust factor among the employees. If you
are sitting next to a driver, whom you do not trust, you will always feel
uncomfortable and will never be able to enjoy the ride. If you do not trust your
teacher, you can never learn anything from him. You need to trust people. Do not
always assume that your fellow employee will speak ill about you in front of your
superiors. Trust him, you will feel relaxed.
The productivity increases when individuals work as a team. They tend to divide
work among themselves and hence the objectives are achieved at a much faster
pace. People take less leaves and concentrate more on their work and eventually the
organization benefits.
3. Individuals feel more positive and confident at work. Stress disappears and it
reflects on their work. Chances of mistakes reduce and people stop cribbing and
blaming others. There is positivity all around. Allow team members to express
themselves freely.
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Effective manager, leadby example (Mintzberg's 10 roles of effective
managers):
1. Informational:
i. Monitor (Seek and acquire work-related information)
ii. Disseminator (Communicate/ disseminateinformation to
others within the organization)
iii. Spokesperson (Communicate/transmitinformation to
outsiders)
2. Interpersonal:
i. Figurehead (Perform socialand legal duties, act as symbolic
leader)
ii. Leader (Direct and motivate subordinates, selectand train
employees)
iii. Liaison (Establish and maintain contacts within and outside
the organization)
3. Decisional:
i. Entrepreneur (Identify new ideas and initiate improvement
projects)
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ii. DisturbanceHandler (Deals with disputes or problems and
takes correctiveaction)
iii. ResourceAllocator (Decide where to apply resources)
iv. Negotiator (Defends business interests)
Extracting the best froma Team:
4. Motivation is the key to a team’s success. Demotivated individuals find it very
difficult to concentrate on their work and eventually lose interest in the
organization. Reward them suitably. Performance linked incentives and benefits
motivate the individuals to perform better.
5. The goal must be clearly set and circulated among the team members. Every team
member should be well aware of his roles and responsibilities in the team. There
should be no confusions among the team members. Workload should be equally
shared among the team members and one should not interfere in each other’s work.
 It is the responsibility of the team leader to delegate responsibilities as per
the team member’s interest and specializations. Understand your team
members well and assign themwork they can best perform. Never be partial
to any of your team members. Do not support anyone just because he is a
friend.
6. Do not criticize any of your team members. Never shout or scold any of your team
members in front of everyone. Always do it in private. He might feel insulted if you
criticize him in front of others. Call himseparately and correct him if you feel he is
wrong somewhere. Appreciate him whenever he has done something extraordinary.
7. Prefer communication through emails among your team members. Encourage your
team members to exchange information through emails as it is more transparent
and gives a clear picture. Everyone knows what is happening in their team and
doesn’t feel neglected or left out. One should not attend any meeting or conference
without a notepad to note down the important points. One should always come well
prepared before attending any meeting.
8. A team leader alone should not take any decisions. Suggestions should be invited
from one and all. The team members feel important for the organization this way
and strive hard to perform better. Strategies, policies must be made on an open
forum and everyone must give their inputs. A team member should never feel
unimportant for the team at any point of time.
9. Take them out for lunches or dinners once in a while. If not outside, try to have
your lunch together with your team members at the workplace only. Discuss issues
other than work at the lunchtime. Enquire about his family members, friends,
relatives, parents and so on. Give your team members sometime to discuss things
freely among themselves.
 It is okay if your team members leave for the day a little early as compared to
other days. Do not be too harsh on your team members. Allow them to take
leaves in case of genuine reasons. Be a little more understanding.
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10. Set a target for your team members and ask them to achieve the targets within a
stipulated time frame. Let your team members work as per their convenience. Do
not be after their life. Give them space and liberty to work on their own and submit
it as per the deadlines. The team members must use planners and diaries to jot
down important work against the set deadline to avoid forgetting important issues.
11. Send your team members motivational emails or sms to boost their morale. Paste
a poster on motivational thoughts or great quotes on the soft board right at their
workstations for them to read daily and get inspired. Make sure there is enough light
on everybody’s workstation and the place is not dark. Individuals feel sleepy and dull
if the place is not well lit. Light instrumental music should be played for a positive
ambience.
12. Performance reviews and appraisals are a must. Do monitor your team’s and team
member’s performance. Sit with them once in a week and discuss issues, if they have
and find out whether they are satisfied with their profiles or not. Timely appraisals
are important for growth of the team members and to motivate them.
13. Avoid conflicts within your team. Do not provoke any colleague to fight with his
fellow team members. Intervene immediately in case of conflicts and try to resolve it
as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary stress and anxiety. Do not spread rumors
about anyone and avoid blaming and cribbing. Discuss issues face to face and learn
to own your mistakes.
14. Be a little cooperative with your team. Make them feel that you are just one of
them and always there to support them. One needs to be intelligent and patient
enough to not only handle a team but also extract the best out of team members.
Team Building Exercises:
1. Encourage many trust building exercises in your team. Team members must trust
each other for the maximum output. Blindfold half of your team members and ask
them to jump over bricks with the help of members who can see. Repeat this
exercise and now blindfold those who could see earlier. This exercise goes a long
way in building the trust among the team members. An individual might be a little
hesitant initially, but the moment he jumps over the brick with his fellow team
member without getting hurt, he starts trusting him. The trust factor increases with
time and relations among the team members improve.
2. One must know his fellow team member well. You cannot work with someone you
do not know. Include a lot of exercises which help the team members know each
other well. Make pairs and ask them to write whatever they know about their
partner and vice a versa. You can ask anyone to write his partner’s favorite color,
favorite outfit, preferred hangout zone and so on. Ask his partner to correct him if he
is wrong in his answers. People know a lot about each other this way and also find
out some unknown facts about their partner. Ask the team members to give their
introduction one by one once the team is formed.
3. The team members must be compatible with each other. Include icebreaking
activities in the team. Take them out for picnics; get together where they can
interact with each other freely on any topic. Allow the individuals to bring their
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families as well. People come a lot closer this way. Relationships improve.
Remember your team member’s birthday, anniversary or any other important date
and do not forget to wish him that day. Ask for a treat! This way, individuals are no
longer strangers to each other and the bonding increases.
4. Encourage activities where individuals come togetheras a single unit and work for
a common task. Collect some even sized sticks, rope, nails, hammer, and glue stick.
Ask your team members to construct a bridge out of the sticks using the rope,
hammer, glue stick and nails. You will be surprised to see that everyone will be
involved in the activity and help each other in making the bridge. The concentration
and will power to do something increases and individuals learn to work as a single
unit. They all work together, each one contributing something or the other to
construct the bridge i.e. accomplish the task assigned to their team.
Team building activities:
1. The team leader plays a very important role in binding his team together. He is a
constant guide for his team members. He needs to communicate on an open forum
inviting all the related members. Do not communicate with any individual separately.
Prefer communication through emails. Learn the art of writing emails and never use
derogatory sentences or lewd remarks in your mail. Do mark a carbon copy to all the
team members.
2. Invite suggestions from your team members. This way they feel motivated and
important for the team as well as the organization. Ask them to help each other so
that they start interacting more often. Motivate the members to assist their fellow
workers whenever required.
3. Go out for lunch or movies with your entire team once in a while. Do not always
discuss work with them. Celebrate their birthdays, anniversaries and let them come
close to each other. Take them out for picnics for them to open up and discuss things
freely.
4. Keep a day separate for team building activities preferably the weekends. Include
lots of puzzles, brain teasers and do ask your team members to participate in it as a
single unit.
 Give them lots of newspapers and ask them to prepare something creative
out of it probably a dress, or some utility item like a bag and so on. You will
be surprised to find everyone trying hard to do something or the other as a
single unit.
5. Motivate your team members to share responsibilities among themselves at the
workplace. Don’t impose things on them; let them happily accept the challenges.
They know better what best they can do. Discuss things with them and do take their
advice.
6. Always ask your team members to first discuss things among themselves before
escalating it further. Employees willingly or unwillingly sit to sort out issues among
themselves and reach to a conclusion. Through meetings and discussions, they
understand the thought process, attitude and taste of their fellow team workers.
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They would know how a certain employee would react to a particular situation. They
tend to become a little more flexible and come forward to help each other.
7. Encourage morning meetings at workplace so that all the team members can
assemble to discuss the agenda of the day. Do not make it too formal. Allow them
to bring their cups of coffee. Be the first one to greet everyone with a warm smile.
They would definitely reciprocate. Give them some time to interact among
themselves to discuss the movie they watched last night apart from work. Avoid
criticizing or blaming others. Ask them to exchange their contact numbers to stay in
touch even after work.
8. Team members must take their lunch together at work. Share your food among
yourselves. Relations improve this way. Appreciate each other.
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Organization culture:
The successfulorganization is the one that succeed in closing the gap between
the Corporateidentity “internal view “ ,and the Corporate Image “External
View “
We will end regular communication, and make many training program to
ensurethe adherence of all the organizationallevels/Branches to the culture
“intensity, and integration“.
• The corporate's Constructive culture reflects our values, believes, and behaviors
there for we will cultivate it, and make sure that all the staff act and live by this way.
• Our proposed culture is encourages the innovation, Customer experience, employee
development, employee collaboration, Equality, Speed, simplicity and trust.
Our culture promotes for:
1. People’s engagement.
2. Operation Excellence.
3. Diversity.
4. Being Ethical on individual level ,and corporate level
5. Learning and Development
6. The social Responsibility
7. Safety of work environment.
Our Main cultural pillars are “each manager will score the subordinates according to the
below “:
1. Customer centricity: we are passionate about exceeding our customer’s
expectations. We work hard to understand the customer, and take personal
ownership of his case.
2. Innovation Seekers: we create, and deliver new products, services to delight our
customers; we always look for improvement, and better ways to do things.
3. Ambitious and Competitive: we bring energy and passion to our work, and aiming to
beat the competitors. We deliver the best in our field. We review our performance
and improve it.
4. Corporate culture: we work across departments, and value our differences to
achieve the best outcome for our customers.
5. Swiftness: we work with speed to spot issues, analysis fast, and execute faster.
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6. Simplicity: we make things simple for our Customers, partners, and colleagues; we
challenge complexity, and stop ineffective or inefficient activities.
7. Trust: We are reliable and transparent, we do what we say, and we trust others to
deliver. We support decisions once made.
8. Be a Respected leader: Leasers are Empathetic, and inspiring. Build diverse and high
performing team.
Corporate Social Responsibility:
Our industry have been accused that it’s a destruction for the Green environment ,and the
Wild life hence we depend mainly on the wood for producing the furniture , our new
strategy depending mainly on changing this idea ,and promoting for the green environment
, preserving wild life ,and the sustainability of the Natural resources .
We will start to diversify on our products by providing furniture made of Metal, Plastic,
Recycled, and MDF wood. We will still provide regular wood furniture but in a smaller
quantities than we used to do before.
This new strategy will provide us with a positive image, and increase our Social capital
especially if we are planning to operate overseas, and be an Admired brand.
Our mission is to be admired as a diverse ethical company operating responsibly and
providing products and services that enable a more sustainable society for our customers.
We will demonstrate responsible, ethical and honest behavior, promoting a greener
environment and eco-efficiency, contributing to our community development with a focus
on children’s well-being, youth development, and developing sustainable products and
services for customers with special needs.
We will create a foundation that will focus on:
1. Charitable support.
2. Schooling campaigns.
3. We are committed to protecting the environment.
4. We will adherer to relevant environmental laws, regulations and policies.
5. Reduce your waste wherever possible. “E.g. paperless environment”.
6. Use recycling facilities wherever possible.
7. Avoid unnecessary travel “use conference call facilities or video-conferencing where
possible”.
8. Walk or use public transport where we can.
9. Always consider the environment when making any decisions.
10. Use less energy.
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Code of ethics:
Being an Ethical Company isn’t a choice it’s a must to ensure the sustainability of any
business , The Ethics is considered a very important part in the Social Capital “The Good
well” of any organization ,failing to act ethically to achieve short term profitability means
that we are putting this business in a great risk ,and we might be persecuted legally in our
main country or even abroad .
There is arising awareness between the common people to boycott any organization that
does not behave ethically especially if this breaches reached to the media e.g. Sweat shop-
fishing boats on the Far East.
“Being an admired company is not just about our performance and achievements, it’s also
about acting in a responsible, ethical and lawful way.”
• What is the Code of Ethics? The Code of Conduct is our central policy document,
outlining the requirements that every single person working for and with our
organization must comply with, regardless of location. We may also have additional
policies you need to adhere to that are specific in our foreign subsidiaries.
• Whom is the Code of Conduct for? Our Code of Conduct is for everyone working for
and with us: employees, contractors, Government, joint ventures and suppliers. We
expect our suppliers and business partners to uphold the same standards and to
abide by our Code of Ethical Purchasing.
• What are the consequences of not complying? There are very serious consequences
for not complying with our Code of Conduct. We may take disciplinary action and
even dismiss people where necessary.
• We will create Compliance officer’s team “to report any breach for our ethical
conduct that might seems illegal or unethical “.
• An Ethical training will be provided to all the employees, ethical quizzes with
situations, and after finishing the training, each employee should sign a statement
that they attended that training, and that they will adhere to it.
Main pillars of our code of ethics:
1. Gifts or hospitality “Financial integrity “.
2. Charitable donations “Financial integrity “.
3. Bribes and improper payments “Financial integrity “.
4. Information security and loss of a device “mobile phones, laptops, complex
passwords, clear desk “.
5. Conflict of interest “outside relationships /investments, political involvements,
Relatives and friends as coworkers “.
6. Meeting competition.
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7. Health and safety concerns “safety of work place, safety during travel, etc.”
8. Social environment consideration “sustainability of the natural resources,
supporting local communities, charitable support “.
9. Communication “not to speak on behalf of the organization on the media or social
media “.
10. Confidentiality of the Customer’s Data” Data protection act “.
11. Compliance with the law “as we work internationally we will make sure that we will
apply the hardest on our entire forging subsidiary “.
12. Drugs and alcohols “We will not tolerate anyone being “under the influence of
alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace”.
Heroes /Legends program:
Every year all employees will participate with their best customer experience
case to a competition, its main aim is to create Legends, and Examples to
motivate.
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Reward and performance management:
Intrinsic VS extrinsic Motivation
as a manager I need to motivate the employee by educating them about
the values that they receive it directly through their job , reminding
them with these values can motivate them ,and let them perform in a
better way , to identify these reward we need to analyzethe natureof
their every day’s work.
Intrinsic Motivation does notcome from tangible stuff, the employee
would do the job or the task becausehe wants to, maybe he wants to
learn new skill, or he has thrust for the knowledgeand personal growth.
Excitement Motivation
Motivation comes fromExternal factors
Incentives, freetrips, awards and trophies, or praisefrom others
The successfulmanager who can motivate the employees moreusing
the intrinsic motivation more over the extrinsic
Other ways we can use to motivate the employees
Merit increase: wewill increasethe basic salary for employees
depending on their performanceappraisalon the last fiscalyear
For example:
1- Very good ,and excellent will get increaseby 8%
2- Good will receive 6 % increase
3- No increase for improvement needed ,and the poor performance
Gaining Share:
We will link the incentives with the productivity weather its sales volume
or anything else like NPS or Customer Satisfaction questioners
Profit sharing plan:
We will apply the samemode as for the merit increase depending on the
performanceappraisal
For example:
1- Excellent ,and very good can get 12 month profit share
2- Good can get 6 month profitshare
48
3- Improvementneeded can get 2 month
4- Poor will get nothing
Employee stock ownership:
We can introduce this option for our old employees who stayed more
than 5 years with the organization , it will be sortof retention benefit for
them and it will drive them to do more in order to earn more , on the
other hand he new employees will tens to stay with us rather than
leaving our organization which will reduce the turn over levels
Skill basedpay
As we have a shortagein our employees who has MBA degrees ,and
Training , we will encouragethe employees to get these skills ,and who
ever acquires that skill can be promoted or even get a salary increase.
Performance management:
Working withthe team:
1. My company used to operate in unstructured way before, the
employees used to work for the sakeof work with no clear goals, or
understanding for the organizational strategy.
2. The first thing that I will do is to make surethat each member of my
team is aware of the corporatestrategy, and objectives.
3. Then I will driveour department objectives that will contribute to
achieve the organizationalgoals.
4. I have to make surethat each team member understand the
department objectives “Key performance indicators“KPIs.
5. The Objectives/KPIs has to be very clear and understandable.
6. We will develop a scorecard for each department and consequently
individuals, to measure their monthly progress toward achieving the
department goals.
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7. The scorecard will show, and indicate with colors whatgood,
moderate is or bad performanceare.
8. The KPIs will representthe Objective part of the appraisal, which will
be 60%, the other 40% will be on how you achieved the objectives
through the organizational culture.
9. By a way we will make surethat the employees performs, and live by
the culture, which will have a great effect on the overall organization.
10.Train all the staff on how to usepriority matrix for more efficient
time management.
Ways toRewardEmployees:
1. Let the employee dump the one project they like least to you.
2. Use of the president’s office for a day.
3. The front parking spot.
4. A handwritten thank you note.
5. Name the conference room or lounge after them.
6. Inviting their spouse in for a lunch on the company.
7. A reserved parking spot.
8. A video game for the employee to give to their child.
9. A vacation day.
10. Brand-new desk, chair, or other piece of office furniture.
11. Bouquet of flowers.
12. Prepare a short video montage that celebrates the employee’s accomplishments.
13. A public thank you.
14. Send a birthday card to them at their home address.
15. Pay for them to take a fun class, such as cooking or skydiving.
16. Find something they like to collect, such as stamps or coins, and give them one for
their collection.
17. Let them suggest a way they would like to be recognized.
18. Write a note to their family, sharing how important the person’s contribution to the
company has been.
50
19. Keep the break room stocked with their favorite drink or snack.
20. Buy them tickets to a concert, show or other event.
21. Give them a small gift card from their favorite store.
22. Pick up a book or CD for them by their favorite author or artist.
23. Pick up the tab for them to have a family portrait taken.
24. Pay for their child to go to camp.
25. Buy a few extra boxes of Girl Scout Cookies from their daughter.
26. Give them a pair of movie tickets.
27. Help them with gas prices by giving them a gas card.
28. Provide them with a formal letter of appreciation for their personal file.
29. Create a “day pass” that they can turn in to take any day off, no questions asked.
30. Find a deal on a couple of three-day cruise tickets and set them up with a short
vacation.
31. Allow them to be flexible with their hours.
32. Let them choose one day a week to work from home.
33. Have a birthday cake delivered to the office on their birthday.
34. Get each employee to write something positive about the person on a piece of
paper, and give him or her the box of collected sayings, or frame them for the
employee.
35. Start a company “Wall of Fame” and add them to it.
36. Find out what they are passionate about and give them a gift that relates to it.
37. Create and give them an award that they can keep and frame for a job well done.
38. Surprise them with an outdoor catered picnic.
39. Have a mobile car wash come to the business and clean their vehicle.
40. Get them a subscription to their favorite magazine.
41. Pay for a membership in a trade association of their choice.
42. Have a staff appreciation day once a month to provide them with a catered lunch.
43. Give them and their colleagues a catered breakfast.
44. Give them a new, improved job title.
45. Provide them with some one-on-one mentoring.
51
46. Institute a "playtime," where employees can play games or shoot some baskets.
47. Host an annual award ceremony and give awards to employees for their
contributions.
48. Celebrate the anniversary of their joining the company.
49. Allow them to dress casually on Fridays.
50. Have a massage therapist come to the office once a month and give a massage.
51. Create a relaxation room, where the employee (and other people you are rewarding)
can go during the day, to read or even play a video game on their break.

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Improve Employee Performance and Motivation at Struggling Stores

  • 1. 1 Current situation: As a newly hired business consultantat O&O company which is one of the leading furniture manufacturer and retailers in Egypt. Ithas great potentials however in the currenttime the company is facing severalproblems in two of its main stores, as it has been noticed that there is a reduction in the sales Volume, Sales Revenue, and the customer satisfaction regarding this stores. Meanwhile other stores managed to achieve their target and higher sales volume. Our company lifecycle is currently moving from to maturity to decline due to the marketchange and new trends. People tend to be less creative, more rigid, more assertion-oriented (prestige/status-fixed), overtly or covertly aggressive and more or less dishonest. After reviewing the history of the stores, and the history of the employees, I discovered that the stores weretop performing stores, and the staff as well most of them are old with a very good experience they do not lack any experience or knowledge aboutthe products that we sell. My objectiveis creating a new plan that leads to a second growth and reenergize the staff to be able to achieve their targets and the organizational objectives.
  • 2. 2 Problem determination: 1. Lack of ability: i. Resources When ask employees about job satisfaction they identified pay dissatisfaction, number of hours worked, not getting enough holiday or personal time off, time spent commuting to and from work , Promotion opportunities, Relationships with co-workers and Quality of supervision. ii. Skills Some employees promoted before they were ready, which caused work under pressure due to the new set of duties without being able to handle them. 2. Lack of Motivation: i. No carrots Employees complained of the very strict working hours, as some of them had emergencies in the past and they wanted to leave early however the management refused these requests, others also complained about not being able to take long vacations to spend it with their family, as they were told that we do not have enough workforce. There is no a reward systemto motivate the staff to do their best in order to achieve the targets. ii. No sticks No penalties for poor performance, some employees may feel they can “get away with” due to the pressure of work the managers were not able to monitor their staff. 3. Poor RelationshipwithManagers: i. Some employees complained that their manager criticizes them in front of the staff and they feel that they cannot communicate openly with their superiors. ii. one of the Team leaders has a serious issue ,as a lot of employees complains of his double standards , as he treats ladies more delicate than treating male colleagues , with his actions he promoted to the idea of inequality which had a sever issue in the people’s performance ,and consequently he was leading them by bad example . 4. Morale is Low: The organization is short-staffed, does not have a clear culture and policies which leads to demotivate the staff and causing them to feel neglected and that nobody cares about them.
  • 3. 3 Objective setting: 1. Improvetheperformanceof people, groups, and the organization to improvethe quality of work. 2. Encourageopen communication. (Get insight into what things are important to the employee by using surveys, suggestion boxes and team meetings. Encouragethem to express their ideas and perspectives without criticism) 3. Communicate clear goals and expectations. (let them feel they are part of a compelling future) 4. Shareinformation and numbers. (Letthem in on what is going on within the company as well as how their jobs contribute to the big picture. keep the employees informed to feel a greater senseof worth. Keep communication hopeful and truthful. Improveperformancethrough transparency –By sharing numbers with employees, to increase employees’ sense of ownership.
  • 4. 4 Employee personality: Since our culture is providing high quality products, also we make surewe providethe best serviceour customers can get.to do so, our staff should always presenta positive face. Emotional Labor In order to improve our staff to display desired organizationalemotions during interpersonaltransactions at work, wewill focus on improving their emotional labor by: 1. Use buffering – assign front-end personnel to manage the emotional demands and needs of customers. By the time customers reach back-end workers, they can concentrate on business. 2. Teach 'display' rules – These are organizationally approved norms or standards that workers learn through observation, instruction, feedback, and reinforcement. Staff are taught how to act, and they may even be given scripts to use when dealing directly with clients. Retail workers are taught to act positively. Combining these display rules with company culture is very important. 3. Offer staff assistance programs – Organizations invest in the care and development of their workers by providing access to stress management and emotional health services. This strategy recognizes that emotional labor can be hard work. 4. Teach problem-solving techniques – To move workers beyond using scripts or relying on other display rules help the staff to solve the problems more effectively. This helps people build confidence, and reduce their negative reactions to angry or unpredictable situations. The better those workers are able to deal with problems, the more likely they are to resolve interpersonal issues before they lead to negative emotions. 5. Improve emotional intelligence – The ability to recognize other people's emotions is an effective way to reduce the burden of emotional labor. Building empathy Add to My Personal Learning Plan and using other emotional intelligence Add to My Personal Learning Plan tools help reduce the likelihood that emotional conflict will lead to emotional exhaustion. 6. Share knowledge – One of the most effective ways to help people deal with the realities of emotional labor is to share success stories. Allow staff to learn how others successfully deal with the impact of emotional conflict. 7. Bring emotional labor intothe performance evaluation process – recognize the importance of emotional labor by measuring workers' emotional effort factors and commitment to customer service. How well do workers deal with angry people? What type of attitude do they bring to work every day? Do they show tolerance and patience? When workers are rewarded for their emotional labor, it provides an incentive for them to show organizationally accepted emotions more often.
  • 5. 5 Emotional intelligence: Developing Strong "PeopleSkills" 1. Self-awareness: know yourself, being self-awarewhen you are in a leadership position also means having a clear picture of your strengths and weaknesses and it means that you listen and take feedback. 2. Self-regulation: controlyourself; Leaders cannotafford to lose their cool. Being calm is contagious, as is panic. When you take on a leadership role, you can no longer afford to panic when things get stressful. When you stay calm and positiveyou can think and communicate more clearly with your team. 3. Motivation: Self-motivated leaders work consistently toward their goals, and they have extremely high standards for the quality of their work. 4. Empathy: having empathy is critical to managing a successful team or organization. Leaders with empathy havethe ability to put themselves in someoneelse's situation. They help develop the people on their team, challenge others who are acting
  • 6. 6 unfairly, give constructivefeedback, and listen to those who need it. 5. Social skill: Leaders who have good social skills are also good at managing changeand resolving conflicts diplomatically. They are rarely satisfied with leaving things as they are, but they do not sit back and make everyoneelse do the work: They set an example with their own behavior. How to Improve Emotional Intelligence? 1. Observehow you react to people. Do you rush to judgment before you know all of the facts? Do you stereotype? Look honestly at how you think and interact with other people. Try to put yourself in their place, and be more open and accepting of their perspectives and needs. 2. Look at your work environment. Do you seek attention for your accomplishments? Humility can be a wonderfulquality, and it does not mean that you are shy or lack self-confidence. When you practice humility, you say that you know what you did, and you can be quietly confident aboutit. Give others a chance to shine – put the focus on them, and do not worry too much about getting praisefor yourself. 3. Do a self-evaluation. What are your weaknesses? Areyou willing to accept that you are not perfect and that you could work on some areas to make yourself a better person? Havethe courage to look at yourself honestly – it can change your life. 4. Examine how you react to stressfulsituations. Do you become upset every time there is a delay or something does not happen the way you want? Do you blame others or become angry at them, even when it's not their fault? The ability to stay calm and in control in difficult situations is highly valued – in the business world and outside it. Keep your emotions under controlwhen things go wrong. 5. Take responsibility for your actions. If you hurt someone's feelings, apologizedirectly – do not ignore whatyou did or avoid the person. People areusually morewilling to forgiveand forget if you make an honest attempt to make things right. 6. Examine how your actions will affect others – beforeyou take those actions. If your decision will affect others, put yourself in
  • 7. 7 their place. How will they feel if you do this? Would you wantthat experience? If you must take the action, how can you help others deal with the effects? Managing emotions whentimes are tough: 1. Take quick and considered action—make clear the problems are a top priority even Though time might be required to fix them. 2. Communicate honestly and consistently—stay calm, do not get cross, repeatthe messageeven when asked the same questions over and over. 3. Make an emotional connection with everyone—bad news is shocking and makes people unsettled; avoid being remote or aloof; show regretand understanding. 4. Be sureto inspire—makeand keep a positive connection with everyone; make temperament and character partof your confidence-boosting contributions.
  • 8. 8 Job satisfaction: How to increase job satisfaction: 1. Employee Orientation –Oneof the best ways to have satisfied employees is to make surethey are pleased from the get-go. Offering a thorough orientation will ensureexpectations are realistic and that new staffers do not come in with rose-colored glasses that will quickly fade. Proper onboarding encourages positive attitudes and can reduce turnover. 2. Positive Work Environment –An upbeat workplaceis a necessity. If the workspaceis not positive, you cannotexpect the workers to be. Encouraging one another, avoiding micromanagement, giving positive feedback and ensuring criticism is constructiveareall ways to keep the environment a place where employees can do more than survive– they can thrive! 3. Provide Competitive Benefits –Fair wages are important, but competitive benefits are also critical to keeping your workforce satisfied. If your benefits packageis thin, employees may look for other opportunities with firms that are moregenerous. Beyond insurance, benefits such as flextime, paid holidays and personal days are important factors to employee satisfaction. 4. Workforce Engagement – Employees that do not find their work interesting or do not feel they are contributing to the mission of the firmwill not be engaged. For employees to be satisfied, they must feel like they are part of something bigger than justwhat their individual work tasks are. Includestaffers in goal setting and how they fit in the corporation fabric to increase engagement and satisfaction. 5. DevelopSkills –Everyoneneeds something to working toward. Stagnation is unfulfilling. Employees have morepotential than their current level of functionality. Encouraging employees to fulfill that potential will increaseengagement and satisfaction. Whether it is training opportunities, mentoring, online courses or external training, encourage staff to always be improving their skills! 6. Recognition&Rewards – Employees enjoy an Atta-boy and it need not be a public show to mean something to employees. Encouragesupervisors and managers to acknowledgeemployees
  • 9. 9 deeds on a daily basis. Also, implement a formalprogram company-wideto recognizetop achievers in every job category. Healthy competition can boostmorale; encouragehard work and increase satisfaction and retention. 7. Track Job Satisfaction –Do not sit back and justhope that employees are satisfied – put somedata behind it. Offer anonymous online surveys or mobilesurveys to effectively track how employees feel about benefits, recognition, supervisor feedback and other aspects that contribute to employee satisfaction. This allows you to improve, tweak and monitor satisfaction levels to reduceturnover and savethe company money. After analyzed the staff performanceand the history of the managers in the store, none of the staff and managers there has been no satisfaction to sustain their interest in jobs there was forced idle time because of task interdependence and uneven distribution of workload. Having worked for a long time at the same job, workers did notfind it sufficiently challenging, and that Lead to poor in quality of work Objective Increaseintrinsic motivation to the staff and mangers during the firstquarter, through Approaches Job Design Motivation, and we will make follow up every month to be surewe on right track. To improve the performanceand quality of work
  • 10. 10 Actionplan We achieve that through, The important approaches or strategies job design Motivation to maintain a fit between a job and its performer so that the job is performed well and the job performer derives satisfaction from doing job and a deliberate attempt made to structurethe tasks and social relationships of a job to create optimal levels of variety, responsibility, autonomy and interaction, as a grouping of task within a prescribed unit or units of work. So we will use the job enlargement, job enrichment job simplification and the job rotation Job Enlargement 1. Increasethe task of staff and managers in the same level of responsibility 2. Staff will be responsiblefor sold and damage items to keep the costof item and increasethe profit 3. Each sale period the staff will be champion of the sales to be more active and efficacy 4. Each manager responsibleabout achieve P&L in his department. These more responsibility toleadto: 1. Itimproves workers, satisfaction, decreased production costs, and increased quality. 2. Improves theworker’s efficiency atwork. 3. Reduces monotony and boredom. 4. Ithelps to increase interest in work and efficiency. 5. Enlarged jobs requirelonger training period as there are moretask to be learned.
  • 11. 11 Job Enrichment: 1. Adding responsibility and opportunity for personalgrowth through a higher level of knowledge and skill, give worker moreautonomy and responsibility. 2. Each staff will be responsiblefor maintain department and achieve the target 3. Itmakes the job more interesting 4. Itdiscourages absenteeism and turnover of workers 5. The store also gains through improvementof output both in quantity and quality. Job enrichment benefits employees and organization in terms of increased motivation, performance, job satisfaction, job involvement and reduced absentees.
  • 12. 12 Principles of Job Enrichment: Change aimed at enriching jobs Motivation generated by the changes Removing somecontrols while retaining accountability Responsibility and personal achievement Increasing theaccountability of indi- viduals for own work Responsibility and recognition Giving a person complete a natural unit of work (Division/area). Responsibility, achievement and recognition Granting additional authority to an employee in his activity. Give more job freedom. Responsibility, achievement and recognition. Making periodic reports directly available to the worker himself rather than to his superior Internalrecognition Introducing new and more difficult tasks not previously handled. Growth and learning Assigning individuals specific or specified tasks enabling them to be- come experts. Responsibility, growth and advancement
  • 13. 13 Job Simplification: Some staff have difficult doing the task, so wewill divided the task into the relatively easier tasks; each task is assigned to the individuals who perform these over and over again. By doing the same thing again and again, the employees gain proficiencies in the jobs assigned to them and as a result, the profitability of the organization increases and to lead to a tendency of absenteeism among them. In addition, this will be suitable for staff having low levels of skills and knowledge. Job Rotation: Job rotation implies the shifting of an employee from one job to another without any change in the job. With job rotation, a given employee performs different jobs but, more or less, jobs of the samenature. The advantages of job rotation are—it relieves the employee from the boredom and monotony of doing a single task. The organization also stands to benefit as the worker becomecompetent in severaljobs rather than only one. Periodic job changing can also improveinter-department co-operation. We will review the staff who work as a long time in the samedepartment, to move them fromone job to another, at the samelevel, that has similar skill requirements this lead to reduce boredom and monotony through changing employee’s activities.
  • 14. 14 Individual behavior and performance: Maglino's categories of workplace values: 1. Achievement (getting things done & working hard to accomplish difficult things) 2. Helping and concern for others (being concerned for other people and with helping others) 3. Honesty (telling the truth and doing whatyou feel is right) 4. Fairness (being impartial and doing what is fair for all concerned) Big five personality dimensions: The whole organization will take this test to find out the strength and weakness of each personality to develop a training program to improve their self-efficacy.
  • 15. 15 Mission: We continuously strive to provide the best product at the best prices accompanied by the best service in the industry. Being the best and bringing the best to you is our relentless pursuit. Vision: To be one of the leading furniture companies in the Middle East. Our customer promises: There are five promises that we make to our customers: 1. Value - "You can trust O&O to give you the best value". 2. Our People - "Our friendly experts are here to help". 3. Inspiration - "Always something new, exciting, innovative". 4. Choice - "We have what you want and need, when and where you need it". 5. Ease - "We make it easy for you". Our values: 1. Humbleness and willpower. We respect each other, our customers and our suppliers. Using our willpower means, we get things done. 2. Leadership by example. Our managers try to set a good example, and expect the same of O&O co- workers. 3. Daring to be different. We question old solutions and, if we have a better idea, we are willing to change. 4. Togetherness and enthusiasm. Together, we have the power to solve seemingly unsolvable problems. We do it all the time. 5. Cost-consciousness. Low prices are impossible without low costs, so we proudly achieve good results with small resources. 6. Constant desire for renewal. Change is good. We know that adapting to customer demands with innovative solutions saves money and contributes to a better everyday life at home. 7. Accept and delegate responsibility. We promote co-workers with potential and stimulate them to surpass their expectations. Sure, people make mistakes. However, they learn from them!
  • 16. 16 Organizational learning: Learning organizations are skilled at five main activities: systematic problem solving, experimentation with new approaches, learning from their own experience and past history, learning from the experiences and best practices of others, and transferring knowledge quickly and efficiently throughout the organization. Each is accompanied by a distinctive mind-set, tool kit, and pattern of behavior. Many companies practice these activities to some degree. However, few are consistently successful because they rely largely on happenstance and isolated examples. By creating systems and processes that support these activities and integrate them into the fabric of daily operations, companies can manage their learning more effectively. 1. Systematic problemsolving: This first activity rests heavily on the philosophy and methods of the quality movement. Its underlying ideas, now widely accepted, include: i. Relying on the scientific method, rather than guesswork, for diagnosing problems (what Deming calls the “Plan, Do, Check, Act” cycle, and others refer to as “hypothesis-generating, hypothesis- testing” techniques). ii. Insisting on data, rather than assumptions, as background for decision making (what quality practitioners call “fact-based management”). iii. Using simple statistical tools (histograms, Pareto charts, and correlations, cause-and-effect diagrams) to organize data and draw inferences. 2. Experimentation: This activity involves the systematic searching for and testing of new knowledge. Using the scientific method is essential, and there are obvious parallels to systematic problem solving. But unlike problem solving, experimentation is usually motivated by opportunity and expanding horizons, not by current difficulties. It takes two main forms: ongoing programs and one-of-a-kind demonstration projects. 3. Learning from past experience: Companies must review their successes and failures, assess them systematically, and record the lessons in a form that employees find open and accessible. One expert has called this process the “Santayana Review,” citing the famous philosopher George Santayana, who coined the phrase “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Unfortunately, too many managers today are indifferent, even hostile, to the past, and by failing to reflect on it, they let valuable knowledge escape. 4. Learning from others: Not all learning comes from reflection and self-analysis. Sometimes the most powerful insights come from looking outside one’s immediate environment
  • 17. 17 to gain a new perspective. Enlightened managers know that even companies in completely different businesses can be fertile sources of ideas and catalysts for creative thinking. At these organizations, enthusiastic borrowing is replacing the “not invented here” syndrome. Milliken calls the process SIS, for “Steal Ideas Shamelessly”; the broader term for it is benchmarking. 5. Transferring knowledge: For learning to be more than a local affair, knowledge must spread quickly and efficiently throughout the organization. Ideas carry maximum impact when they are shared broadly rather than held in a few hands. A variety of mechanisms spur this process, including written, oral, and visual reports, site visits and tours, personnel rotation programs, education and training programs, and standardization programs. Each has distinctive strengths and weaknesses. 6. Measuring Learning: Managers have long known that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” This maxim is as true of learning as it is of any other corporate objective. Traditionally, the solution has been “learning curves” and “manufacturing progress functions.”
  • 18. 18 Perception: To improve the quality of work and employee's personality to suite the organization culture here are some of the techniques: Impressionmanagement: 1. Conformity: Agreeing with someone else’s opinion in order to gain his or her approval. 2. Excuses: Explanations of a predicament-creating event aimed at minimizing the apparent severity to the predicament. 3. Apologies: Admitting responsibility for an undesirable event and simultaneously seeking to get a pardon for the section 4. Self-Promotion: Highlighting one’s best qualities downplaying one’s deficits and calling attention to one’s achievements. 5. Flattery: Complementing others about their virtues in an effort to make one self- appear perceptive and likeable. 6. Favors: Doing nice for someone to gain that person’s approval. 7. Association: Enhancing or protecting one’s image by managing information about people and things with which one is associated. How to Improve ImpressionManagement: 1. Set goals. 2. Commit to the change you want to create. 3. Dress appropriately. 4. Learn to shake hands. 5. Keep your body language open. 6. Keep smiling and feel confident.
  • 19. 19 AttributionTheory: Attribution theory is concerned with how individuals interpret events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior. Attribution theory assumes that people try to determine why people do what they do, i.e., attribute causes to behavior. A person seeking to understand why another person did something may attribute one or more causes to that behavior. A three-stage process underlies an attribution: 1. Person must perceive or observe the behavior, 2. The person must believe that the behavior was intentionally performed, 3. The person must determine if they believe the other person was forced to perform the behavior (in which case the cause is attributed to the situation) or not (in which case the cause is attributed to the other person). There are three maincharacteristics of attributionsthat canaffect future motivation: 1. Stability – how stable is the attribution. Stable attributions for successful achievements, such as passing exams, can lead to positive expectations, and thus higher motivation, for success in the future. However, in negative situations, such as failing the exam, stable attributions can lead to lower expectations in the future. 2. Locus of control – was the event caused by an internal or an external factor? If the employee believes, it is their own fault they failed the exam, because they are innately not smart enough (an internal cause), they may be less motivated in the future. If they believed an external factor was to blame, such as poor teaching, they may not experience such a drop in motivation. 3. Controllability – how controllable was the situation. If an individual believes they could have performed better, they may be less motivated to try again in the future than someone who believes they failed because of factors outside of their control. In order to keep our staff focused on doing his best performance and their positive image of our culture, Make sure you give your employees specific feedback, letting them know that you know they can improve and how they can about it. This, in theory, will help prevent them from attributing their failure to an innate lack of skill and see that success is controllable if they work harder or use different strategies. You could also praise your employees for showing an improvement, even if the outcome was still not correct. For example, you might praise someone for using the correct methodology even though the results were not what you wanted. This way, you are encouraging employees to attribute the failure to controllable factors, which again, can be improved upon in the future.
  • 20. 20 Social Learning Theory: Social Learning Theory posits that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling. The theory has often been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation. The component processes underlying observational learning are: 1. Attention, including modeled events (distinctiveness, affective valence, complexity, prevalence, functional value) and observer characteristics (sensory capacities, arousal level, perceptual set, past reinforcement), 2. Retention, including symbolic coding, cognitive organization, symbolic rehearsal, motor rehearsal), 3. Reproduction, including physical capabilities, self-observation of reproduction, accuracy of feedback, 4. Motivation, including external, vicarious and self-reinforcement. How to influence the others using SLT: 1. teach skills, determine what behavioral skills you can teach that are consistent with the organization culture and values 2. Model each of the skills, model all skills being taught. Modeling is most effective when the person being observed is influential, respected, and/or considered to be like the observer. 3. Provide staff with the information they need to implement each new skill, Explain why the skill is beneficial, as well as each step needed to use the skill correctly. Provide information that youth need to support their use of the skill. 4. Do you have each member practice the skill during the teaching session? Provide opportunities for youth to practice the skill and receive feedback on their techniques. 5. Do you check in with staff to see if they believe that the new skill/behavior will work? Staff must believe that a skill or behavior is useful and effective before they invest their attention. If they are not convinced the skill will work for them, they may lack interest or motivation to learn it. 6. Do you assess whether your students feel confident they can correctly use the new skill? Observing their skill practice, Promoting discussion with them about their practice experience, which may surface doubts or perceived barriers to confidently using the skill;conducting a brief anonymous survey after the skill-building session to elicit questions or concerns that remain.
  • 21. 21 Organizational Behavior Modification: a technique for modifying the behavior of the organizational members so that they are engaged in undesirable behavior and. replacing it with desirable behavior. It can be used for motivating the employees as well as for enhancing organizational effectiveness. Organizational Behavior ModificationFive Steps: 1. Identify the critical, observable and measurable work performance-related behaviors to be encouraged 2. Measure the current frequency of those behaviors, to provide a baseline against which to measure improvement. 3. Establish the triggers or antecedents for those behaviors, and also establish the consequences – positive, neutral or negative – that follow from those behaviors 4. Develop and intervention strategy to strengthen desired behaviors and weaken dysfunction behaviors through the user of positive reinforcement and corrective feedback, noting that punishment may be necessary in some instances, for example to inhibit unsafe behavior. 5. Evaluate systematically the effectiveness of the approach in changing behavior and improving performance compared with the original baseline measurement.
  • 22. 22 Motivation Theories: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: According toMaslow: 1. believed that our behavior driven by needs 2. Needs are pursued from bottom to top 3. Pursuit of higher level needs is contingent upon the lower level needs being met 4. People are motivated by unfulfilled needs 5. Once the need is satisfied , it’s no longer a motivator From a management perspective managing people is all about understanding what’s people’s motivations are ,and Maslow's can help us to understand what those motivations are ,and how to design incentive plans in order to meet those particular motivations E.g. if we identified someone with potentially perusing behavior that helps to meet Their Esteem needs then maybe we can design incentive program that can help them to accomplish those needs , So by understanding what people needs are we can predict what their behaviors likely to be
  • 23. 23 How we can meet the Physiological Needs: 1. Provide Comfortable working conditions 2. Reasonable working hours 3. Necessary breaks to use the bathrooms 4. Provide Drinks near the work stations How we can meet Safety Needs: 1. Provide Safe Working Conditions 2. Provide Compensations “Salary ,and Job security “ Especially important in a bad economy How we can meet Social Needs: 1. Make sure that each one of the employees knows one another 2. Encourage cooperative team work “Cross functional teams “ How we can meet Esteem Needs: 1. Managers should offer promotions for the good performers 2. Managers should give recognitions 3. Managers should offer extra responsibilities How we can meet Self Actualization Needs: 1. Managers should provide challenging work 2. Invite the employee to participate in decision making and give them flexibility ,and autonomy in their jobs The staff must be able to realize the importance of their job to the company and to the people they are helping. By showing them the value of their roles, the will be able to feel respected and motivated to work harder.
  • 24. 24 Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of Motivation: Hygiene Factors: Factors that needs to be present to ensure a reasonable level of satisfaction , if these factors aren’t presented it could lead to extreme dissatisfaction ,the employee will not be productive ,and might look for a different carrier “Benefits , salary , Medical insurance , workplace conditions “ If these factors are present, it will not lead to extreme satisfaction, or extreme motivation Motivational Factors: These factors lead to satisfaction and motivate employees to work harder. If these factors are not present, it won’t lead to dissatisfaction, but if they exist it will contribute in strong Motivation, and satisfaction “Recognition, Achievements, Promotions, Challenging Work, job enrichment “
  • 25. 25 To help motivate your employees, make sure they feel appreciated and supported. Give plenty of feedback and make sure your employees understand how they can grow and progress through the company. To prevent job dissatisfaction, make sure that your employees feel that they are treated right by offering them the best possible working conditions and fair pay. Make sure you pay attention to your team and form supportive relationships with them. Do not forget that all of your employees are different and what motivates one person might not motivate another.
  • 26. 26 Equity Theory: 1. People hold beliefs about their input ,and outcome Inputs Including their education, quantity, and Quality of work, their experience or the Number of years they have worked in the organization. Outputs The outcomes could be anything that comes because of their Work as an example, it could be the Salary, any rewards, Praises 2. People compare themselves to Others Refers to any one the employee can compare themselves to, it could be anyone on the same department, or in another organization, a friend, a Family member, or even a previous job 3. People form beliefs about Others Inputs ,and Outcomes So the employee will not just compare themselves to others, they will start to form beliefs about the exerted effort, and the Outcome “what they get back in return “ 4. People will compare their input/outcome with Others input/Outcome 5. Perceptions of inequity Motivates the behavior to restore balance When the employees compare themselves with others this way, they may react in one of three ways 1- Positive / Overpayment inequity The ration of the Outcome/input is more compared to others; the employee will feel that he is getting more, so they might feel guilt 2- Negative/ Underpayment Equity
  • 27. 27 The Ratio of outcome/input is less compared to others, they employee gets less from the job compared to others In this case the employee will try to restore balance the employee will try to alter either the input, or Outcome. Input: the employee might: 1- Demand Raise 2- steel Output: 1- the employee might decrease the production 2- Decrease the Quality 3- Arrive Late 4- Sabotage 3- Equitable payment The Ratio of the output/income is equivalent compared to others For Management equity theory has a number of implications i. Fairness “ we should avoid underpaying/Overpaying People , ii. We need to anticipate the Negative inequities ,and work on it iii. We need to communicate a clear KPIs “performance measures “for every department.
  • 28. 28 The Expectancy Theory: We need the employee to put high level of effort, which should lead to high performance, which ultimately will lead to an attractive outcome the strongly meets the employee's needs. Example We provide an additional monthly Bonus, or Reward for the employees with the highest amount of sales. Expectancy: employees have different expectations of what they are capable of achieving; some of the employee's maybe achievers and the rest are not, The problem that the employees at the bottom will not be motivated as they believe that they can’t achieve their target , so we can design other Bonus as an example for the Most improved performance Instrumentality: The employee needs to believe that they will get what was promised for them, we need to make them understand that the Performance meets the expectation, the greater the reward Valance: The Reward needs to be something that the employee actually Values and enough for them to make the effort worthy “The employee may perceive the value very differently
  • 29. 29 Not All employees are motivated by the same things, some employees are motivated by Money some others are motivated by Promotions, extra time off, Other benefits The key here is to set achievable goals for your employees and provide rewards that they actually want. Rewards do not have to come in the form of pay rises, bonuses or all-expenses paid nights out (although I find these are usually welcomed!) Praise, opportunities for progression and “employee of the month” style rewards can all go a long way in motivating your employees.
  • 30. 30 Goal setting theory: Each department will be responsible of developing its own KPIs, which will be a set of objectives “Goals” needs to be achieved, All the employees needs to understand that the goals that we establish affect out performance toward a particular task The Goals has to be SMART  Specific  Measurable  Attainable ,and Ambitious  Related  Time Bounded Guidelines for Goals settings 1. Specific : Goals needs to be specific in order to alter the behavior as “Do your best “ is equal to settings to goal at all , the specific goals 2. Challenging : Challenging goals are motivating ,as it helps to alter the behavior 3. Goal commitment : the subordinated must be involved in setting the goals as they will me be more willingly to accept the goals , rather than being told to do it 4. Feed Back : the employees needs to have a way to gauge their own performance , so they can make the necessary adjustments , leaving the employees without feedback can result to poor performance ,and frustration For the difficult and ambitious Goals, the employees should receive a regular feedback about their performance, as this will increase their productivity compared to their counter parts 1. Settings SMART goals will help to focus the employees energy on things that matters 2. Ambitious goals will energize the employees ,as they will think in new methods to achieve the goals 3. Establishing goals will force the employees to use their existing knowledge and abilities to accomplish the goals 4. If a deficiency existed it will force the employees to get the knowledge and Skills needed to accomplish our goals 5. If the employees identified goals that important to their departments , they will exert more energy trying to achieve these goals
  • 31. 31 Management by objectives “MBO”: One of the of the store managers has an issue with achieving his assigned sales target for 2 quarters , The Sales manager held a meeting to discuss this sales draw back in sales with the store manager , The store manager explained that his store has several problems 1. The Store need to be renovated as the decoration isn’t appealing 2. The Store’s work force isn’t enough “more staff needed “ 3. Some of the staff requires training on the soft skills ,and the negotiation skills The Sales managers approved to make an MBO with the store manager , he sets with him a clear goals that needs to be achieved with the time frame of the MBO cycle “agreed to be 3 months “ The store manager will need to achieve his sales target progressively e.g. to be on the first month $ 45,000 sales, $47,000 for the second month and $50,000 for the third month. 4. The Sales manager will provide the budget to renovate the store 5. Approve to hire new staff 6. And Approve the training budget After the MBO cycle ends, we will meet again to discuss, and evaluate the outcome, and if needed the MBO can be renewed.
  • 32. 32 Teams and teamwork: Success in the workplace depends on your ability to build a team, as well as to interact with others on that team. Together, people are able to accomplish what one person alone cannot. This is known as synergy. Characteristics of effective team: 1. A clear, elevating goal: This is a goal, which has been communicated to all. 2. A results-driven structure: all the teammembers have jointly decided the goal. They are fully committed towards achieving it. 3. Competent members: Each team member has the required skill set in order to achieve the team objectives. 4. Unified commitment: There is nothing happening in silos. With the total commitment from team members, achieving organizational goals becomes easier. 5. A collaborative climate: Commitment from team members and a good leadership leads to a collaborative team with a productive work environment. 6. Standards of excellence: Quality orientation is vital to the success of any organization. 7. External support and recognition: Appreciation as well as appraisal is required to keep the morale of the team high. 8. Principled leadership: Leadership defines a team. An able-bodied leadership can chart the team’s path to success. 9. Each team member participates actively and positively in meetings as well as projects. This shows a person’s commitment as well as understanding towards a project. 10. Team goals are clearly understood by all: Communication is vital for achieving successful completion of any project. 11. Individual members have thought about creative solutions to the team’s problem. Thinking out of the box is vital in today’s economic scenario. 12. Members are listened to carefully as well as given a thoughtful feedback. Listening is an important skill for any team. Each team member is important. The thoughts and ideas of each team member have to be listened to, with respect, no matter how silly they may sound at first. 13. Everyone takes the initiative in order to get things done. There is no concept of passing the buck. This is an indication of clear communication leading to understanding of individual responsibilities. 14. Each team member trusts the judgment of others: Mutual trust and respect is highly important for the team. This is the only way to achieve the organization goals. 15. The team has to be willing to take risks: Risk taking is an attitude, which comes with confidence. Confidence on yourself as well as on the team, besides the ability to face all consequences. 16. Everyone has to be supportive of the project as well as of others. A team is one unit. Unless these cohesive forces are there, the team will never be able to work efficiently enough. 17. There is ample communication between the team members. 18. Team decisions are made by using organized as well as logical methods.
  • 33. 33 19. Dissenting opinions are never ignored: In fact, they are always recorded in order to be revisited in case the future situations dictate so. 20. Teams are given realistic deadlines: External support as well as aid is vital to the success of any team. Effective TeamManagement Skills: It is easy to create a team but it is actually difficult to bind the team members together and even make them work. Team management techniques help in strengthening the bond among the employees and creating an environment where they can trust each other. People actually become friends and start working together as a result of team management activities. 1. For effective team management, it is important that the team leader is more of a mentor to his team members rather than just being a strict boss. Understand your team members well. Gone are the days when people used to fear their bosses. Now a day's employees share a healthy relation with their superiors and the comfort level has increased largely. Do not impose things on them. 2. Ensure that each team member willingly participates in team discussions. Debates are important, but make sure you do not end up fighting with each other. Suggestions must be invited from all and do not discuss issues separately with individuals. Call everyone on an open forum and formulate strategies keeping in mind every body’s inputs. Policies should be made best suited to all. The objective of the team must be clearly set and circulated among all the team members. Everyone should be aware of his roles and responsibilities in the team. 3. Communication among the team members must be clear and transparent for an effective team management. Every team member should get the same information and should have an easy access to the superiors in case of any query. 4. The team members must not pass on any information to anyone outside the team. Learn to keep things to yourself. It is unethical to share your professional secrets with others. Do not leak information or any confidential data. 5. The team members must be motivated on a regular basis. Appreciation is necessary. If any team member has performed extraordinarily, do give him a pat on his back. Performance appraisals, benefits, incentives, trophies, prizes are all instrumental in motivating the team members to perform even better the next time. Avoid criticizing any of your team members. 6. Loose talks, blame games, dirty politics should find no place in the team. They spoil the environment and people lose interest in their work and organization. If you come to know anything about someone, it is better to discuss with him face to face, else ignore.
  • 34. 34 Steps for a better teamwork: 1. Think about your team first - Every individual should think of his team first and his personal interests should take a backseat. Do not mix your personal issues with your professional life. Keep them separate. 2. Never underestimate your team member - Do not neglect any of the members, instead work together and listen to them as well. Never try to impose your ideas on any member. Avoid demotivating any team member. 3. Discuss - Before implementing any new idea, it must be discussed with each member on an open platform. Never ever, discuss with anyone separately as the other person feels left out and reluctant to perform and contribute to the team. 4. Avoid criticism - Stay away from criticismand making fun of your team members. Help each other and be a good team player. Be the first one to break the ice and always create a friendly ambience. If you do not agree with any of your team member, make him understand his mistakes but in a polite tone and do guide him. Avoid negativity within the team. 5. Transparency must be maintained and healthy interaction must be promoted among the team members. The communication must be effective, clear and precise so that every team member gets a common picture. Effective communication also nullifies misunderstandings and confusions. Confusions lead to conflicts and individuals waste their time and energy in fighting rather than working. 6. The team leader must take the responsibility of encouraging the team members to give their level best and should intervene immediately in cases of conflicts. The personality of the leader should be such that every team member should look up to him and take his advice whenever required. He should not be partial to any member and support each of them equally. It is the duty of the team leader to extract the best out of his team members. 7. For better teamwork, try to understand yourteam members well. Do not just always talk business, it is okay if you go out with your team members for lunch or catch a movie together. It improves the relations and strengthens the bond among the team members. The team members must trust each other for maximum output. 8. Avoid conflicts in your team. Do not fight over petty issues and find faults in others. One should be a little adjusting with each other and try to find an alternative best suited to all the team members. 9. Rewards and Recognition - Healthy competition must be encouraged among the team members. The performance of every team member must be evaluated timely and the best performer should be rewarded suitably so that the other members also get motivated to perform. Recognitions like “The Best TeamPlayer” or the “The Best Performer” go a long way in motivating the team members. Appreciate the member who performs the best or does something unique. Team Development: Teams are an effective tool of employee motivation. It is essential to consider the fact that teams develop and get mature over a period of time. Team development creates a captivating atmosphere by encouraging co-operation, teamwork, interdependence and by building trust among team members.
  • 35. 35 The five stages of team development are: Stage Activities Forming  Direct the team, and establish clear objectives, both for the team as a whole and for individual team members. Storming  Establish processes and structures.  Build trust and good relationships between team members.  Resolve conflicts swiftly if they occur. Provide support, especially to those team members who are less secure.  Remain positive and firm in the face of challenges to your leadership, or to the team's goal.  Explain the "forming, storming, norming, and performing" idea, so that people understand why problems are occurring, and so that they see that things will get better in the future. Coach team members in assertiveness and conflict resolution skills, where this is necessary. Norming  Step back and help team members take responsibility for progress towards the goal. (This is a good time to arrange a team-building event.) Performing  Delegate tasks and projects as far as you can. Once the team is achieving well, you should aim to have as light a touch as possible. You will now be able to start focusing on other goals and areas of work. Adjourning  Take the time to celebrate the team's achievements – you may work with some of your people again, and this will be much easier if people view past experiences positively.
  • 36. 36 Importance of Team and Teamwork: Team and teamwork must be encouraged at workplace as it strengthens the bond among the employees and the targets can be met at a faster pace. Workload is shared and individuals feel motivated to perform better than his team members do. 1. No organization runs for charity. Targets must be met and revenues have to be generated. Tasks must not be kept pending for a long time and ought to be completed within the desired timeframe. A single brain cannot always come with solutions or take decisions alone. He needs someone with whom he can discuss his ideas. In a team, every team member has an equal contribution and each team member comes out with a solution best suited to the problem. All the alternatives can be explored to come out with the best possible solution. Thoughts can be discussed among the team members and the pros and cons can be evaluated. 2. Tasks are accomplished at a faster pace when it is done by a team rather than an individual. An individual will definitely take more time to perform if he is single handedly responsible for everything. When employees work together, they start helping each other, responsibilities are shared, and thus it reduces the workload and work pressure. Every team member is assigned one or the other responsibility according to his specialization, level of interest and thus the output is much more efficient and faster. 3. Work never suffers or takes a backseat in a team. Mike was taking care of an important client and was the only one coordinating with them. Mike took a long leave and there was no one else who could handle the client in his absence. When he joined back after a long vacation, the organization had already lost the client. Had Mike worked in a team, others could have taken the charge when he was not there. In a team, the other team members can perform and manage the work in the absence of any member and hence work is not affected much. 4. There is always a healthy competition among the team members. Competition is always good for the employee as well as the organization as every individual feels motivated to perform better than his other team member and in a way contributing to his team and the organization.  Teamwork is also important to improve the relations among the employees. Individuals work in close coordination with each other and thus come to know each other better. Teamwork also reduces the chances of unnecessary conflicts among the employees and every individual tries his level best to support his team member. The level of bonding increases as a result of team work. 5. Team members can also gain from each other. Every individual is different and has some qualities. One can always benefit something or the other from his team members, which would help him in the long run. Everyone is hungry for recognitions and praises. One feels motivated to work hard in a team and to live up to the expectations of the other members. Each member is a critic of the other and can
  • 37. 37 correct him whenever the other person is wrong. One always has someone to fall back on at the time of crisis. Importance of Team Building: 1. Team Building activities improve the relations and strengthen the bond among the employees. Every one strives hard to achieve a common goal. 2. Team Building activities also reduce the chances of confusions, misunderstandings and in a way making the communication effective. Individual is very clear about his goals and objectives and what exactly is expected from him. Team Building exercises also increase the trust factor among the employees. If you are sitting next to a driver, whom you do not trust, you will always feel uncomfortable and will never be able to enjoy the ride. If you do not trust your teacher, you can never learn anything from him. You need to trust people. Do not always assume that your fellow employee will speak ill about you in front of your superiors. Trust him, you will feel relaxed. The productivity increases when individuals work as a team. They tend to divide work among themselves and hence the objectives are achieved at a much faster pace. People take less leaves and concentrate more on their work and eventually the organization benefits. 3. Individuals feel more positive and confident at work. Stress disappears and it reflects on their work. Chances of mistakes reduce and people stop cribbing and blaming others. There is positivity all around. Allow team members to express themselves freely.
  • 38. 38 Effective manager, leadby example (Mintzberg's 10 roles of effective managers): 1. Informational: i. Monitor (Seek and acquire work-related information) ii. Disseminator (Communicate/ disseminateinformation to others within the organization) iii. Spokesperson (Communicate/transmitinformation to outsiders) 2. Interpersonal: i. Figurehead (Perform socialand legal duties, act as symbolic leader) ii. Leader (Direct and motivate subordinates, selectand train employees) iii. Liaison (Establish and maintain contacts within and outside the organization) 3. Decisional: i. Entrepreneur (Identify new ideas and initiate improvement projects)
  • 39. 39 ii. DisturbanceHandler (Deals with disputes or problems and takes correctiveaction) iii. ResourceAllocator (Decide where to apply resources) iv. Negotiator (Defends business interests) Extracting the best froma Team: 4. Motivation is the key to a team’s success. Demotivated individuals find it very difficult to concentrate on their work and eventually lose interest in the organization. Reward them suitably. Performance linked incentives and benefits motivate the individuals to perform better. 5. The goal must be clearly set and circulated among the team members. Every team member should be well aware of his roles and responsibilities in the team. There should be no confusions among the team members. Workload should be equally shared among the team members and one should not interfere in each other’s work.  It is the responsibility of the team leader to delegate responsibilities as per the team member’s interest and specializations. Understand your team members well and assign themwork they can best perform. Never be partial to any of your team members. Do not support anyone just because he is a friend. 6. Do not criticize any of your team members. Never shout or scold any of your team members in front of everyone. Always do it in private. He might feel insulted if you criticize him in front of others. Call himseparately and correct him if you feel he is wrong somewhere. Appreciate him whenever he has done something extraordinary. 7. Prefer communication through emails among your team members. Encourage your team members to exchange information through emails as it is more transparent and gives a clear picture. Everyone knows what is happening in their team and doesn’t feel neglected or left out. One should not attend any meeting or conference without a notepad to note down the important points. One should always come well prepared before attending any meeting. 8. A team leader alone should not take any decisions. Suggestions should be invited from one and all. The team members feel important for the organization this way and strive hard to perform better. Strategies, policies must be made on an open forum and everyone must give their inputs. A team member should never feel unimportant for the team at any point of time. 9. Take them out for lunches or dinners once in a while. If not outside, try to have your lunch together with your team members at the workplace only. Discuss issues other than work at the lunchtime. Enquire about his family members, friends, relatives, parents and so on. Give your team members sometime to discuss things freely among themselves.  It is okay if your team members leave for the day a little early as compared to other days. Do not be too harsh on your team members. Allow them to take leaves in case of genuine reasons. Be a little more understanding.
  • 40. 40 10. Set a target for your team members and ask them to achieve the targets within a stipulated time frame. Let your team members work as per their convenience. Do not be after their life. Give them space and liberty to work on their own and submit it as per the deadlines. The team members must use planners and diaries to jot down important work against the set deadline to avoid forgetting important issues. 11. Send your team members motivational emails or sms to boost their morale. Paste a poster on motivational thoughts or great quotes on the soft board right at their workstations for them to read daily and get inspired. Make sure there is enough light on everybody’s workstation and the place is not dark. Individuals feel sleepy and dull if the place is not well lit. Light instrumental music should be played for a positive ambience. 12. Performance reviews and appraisals are a must. Do monitor your team’s and team member’s performance. Sit with them once in a week and discuss issues, if they have and find out whether they are satisfied with their profiles or not. Timely appraisals are important for growth of the team members and to motivate them. 13. Avoid conflicts within your team. Do not provoke any colleague to fight with his fellow team members. Intervene immediately in case of conflicts and try to resolve it as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary stress and anxiety. Do not spread rumors about anyone and avoid blaming and cribbing. Discuss issues face to face and learn to own your mistakes. 14. Be a little cooperative with your team. Make them feel that you are just one of them and always there to support them. One needs to be intelligent and patient enough to not only handle a team but also extract the best out of team members. Team Building Exercises: 1. Encourage many trust building exercises in your team. Team members must trust each other for the maximum output. Blindfold half of your team members and ask them to jump over bricks with the help of members who can see. Repeat this exercise and now blindfold those who could see earlier. This exercise goes a long way in building the trust among the team members. An individual might be a little hesitant initially, but the moment he jumps over the brick with his fellow team member without getting hurt, he starts trusting him. The trust factor increases with time and relations among the team members improve. 2. One must know his fellow team member well. You cannot work with someone you do not know. Include a lot of exercises which help the team members know each other well. Make pairs and ask them to write whatever they know about their partner and vice a versa. You can ask anyone to write his partner’s favorite color, favorite outfit, preferred hangout zone and so on. Ask his partner to correct him if he is wrong in his answers. People know a lot about each other this way and also find out some unknown facts about their partner. Ask the team members to give their introduction one by one once the team is formed. 3. The team members must be compatible with each other. Include icebreaking activities in the team. Take them out for picnics; get together where they can interact with each other freely on any topic. Allow the individuals to bring their
  • 41. 41 families as well. People come a lot closer this way. Relationships improve. Remember your team member’s birthday, anniversary or any other important date and do not forget to wish him that day. Ask for a treat! This way, individuals are no longer strangers to each other and the bonding increases. 4. Encourage activities where individuals come togetheras a single unit and work for a common task. Collect some even sized sticks, rope, nails, hammer, and glue stick. Ask your team members to construct a bridge out of the sticks using the rope, hammer, glue stick and nails. You will be surprised to see that everyone will be involved in the activity and help each other in making the bridge. The concentration and will power to do something increases and individuals learn to work as a single unit. They all work together, each one contributing something or the other to construct the bridge i.e. accomplish the task assigned to their team. Team building activities: 1. The team leader plays a very important role in binding his team together. He is a constant guide for his team members. He needs to communicate on an open forum inviting all the related members. Do not communicate with any individual separately. Prefer communication through emails. Learn the art of writing emails and never use derogatory sentences or lewd remarks in your mail. Do mark a carbon copy to all the team members. 2. Invite suggestions from your team members. This way they feel motivated and important for the team as well as the organization. Ask them to help each other so that they start interacting more often. Motivate the members to assist their fellow workers whenever required. 3. Go out for lunch or movies with your entire team once in a while. Do not always discuss work with them. Celebrate their birthdays, anniversaries and let them come close to each other. Take them out for picnics for them to open up and discuss things freely. 4. Keep a day separate for team building activities preferably the weekends. Include lots of puzzles, brain teasers and do ask your team members to participate in it as a single unit.  Give them lots of newspapers and ask them to prepare something creative out of it probably a dress, or some utility item like a bag and so on. You will be surprised to find everyone trying hard to do something or the other as a single unit. 5. Motivate your team members to share responsibilities among themselves at the workplace. Don’t impose things on them; let them happily accept the challenges. They know better what best they can do. Discuss things with them and do take their advice. 6. Always ask your team members to first discuss things among themselves before escalating it further. Employees willingly or unwillingly sit to sort out issues among themselves and reach to a conclusion. Through meetings and discussions, they understand the thought process, attitude and taste of their fellow team workers.
  • 42. 42 They would know how a certain employee would react to a particular situation. They tend to become a little more flexible and come forward to help each other. 7. Encourage morning meetings at workplace so that all the team members can assemble to discuss the agenda of the day. Do not make it too formal. Allow them to bring their cups of coffee. Be the first one to greet everyone with a warm smile. They would definitely reciprocate. Give them some time to interact among themselves to discuss the movie they watched last night apart from work. Avoid criticizing or blaming others. Ask them to exchange their contact numbers to stay in touch even after work. 8. Team members must take their lunch together at work. Share your food among yourselves. Relations improve this way. Appreciate each other.
  • 43. 43 Organization culture: The successfulorganization is the one that succeed in closing the gap between the Corporateidentity “internal view “ ,and the Corporate Image “External View “ We will end regular communication, and make many training program to ensurethe adherence of all the organizationallevels/Branches to the culture “intensity, and integration“. • The corporate's Constructive culture reflects our values, believes, and behaviors there for we will cultivate it, and make sure that all the staff act and live by this way. • Our proposed culture is encourages the innovation, Customer experience, employee development, employee collaboration, Equality, Speed, simplicity and trust. Our culture promotes for: 1. People’s engagement. 2. Operation Excellence. 3. Diversity. 4. Being Ethical on individual level ,and corporate level 5. Learning and Development 6. The social Responsibility 7. Safety of work environment. Our Main cultural pillars are “each manager will score the subordinates according to the below “: 1. Customer centricity: we are passionate about exceeding our customer’s expectations. We work hard to understand the customer, and take personal ownership of his case. 2. Innovation Seekers: we create, and deliver new products, services to delight our customers; we always look for improvement, and better ways to do things. 3. Ambitious and Competitive: we bring energy and passion to our work, and aiming to beat the competitors. We deliver the best in our field. We review our performance and improve it. 4. Corporate culture: we work across departments, and value our differences to achieve the best outcome for our customers. 5. Swiftness: we work with speed to spot issues, analysis fast, and execute faster.
  • 44. 44 6. Simplicity: we make things simple for our Customers, partners, and colleagues; we challenge complexity, and stop ineffective or inefficient activities. 7. Trust: We are reliable and transparent, we do what we say, and we trust others to deliver. We support decisions once made. 8. Be a Respected leader: Leasers are Empathetic, and inspiring. Build diverse and high performing team. Corporate Social Responsibility: Our industry have been accused that it’s a destruction for the Green environment ,and the Wild life hence we depend mainly on the wood for producing the furniture , our new strategy depending mainly on changing this idea ,and promoting for the green environment , preserving wild life ,and the sustainability of the Natural resources . We will start to diversify on our products by providing furniture made of Metal, Plastic, Recycled, and MDF wood. We will still provide regular wood furniture but in a smaller quantities than we used to do before. This new strategy will provide us with a positive image, and increase our Social capital especially if we are planning to operate overseas, and be an Admired brand. Our mission is to be admired as a diverse ethical company operating responsibly and providing products and services that enable a more sustainable society for our customers. We will demonstrate responsible, ethical and honest behavior, promoting a greener environment and eco-efficiency, contributing to our community development with a focus on children’s well-being, youth development, and developing sustainable products and services for customers with special needs. We will create a foundation that will focus on: 1. Charitable support. 2. Schooling campaigns. 3. We are committed to protecting the environment. 4. We will adherer to relevant environmental laws, regulations and policies. 5. Reduce your waste wherever possible. “E.g. paperless environment”. 6. Use recycling facilities wherever possible. 7. Avoid unnecessary travel “use conference call facilities or video-conferencing where possible”. 8. Walk or use public transport where we can. 9. Always consider the environment when making any decisions. 10. Use less energy.
  • 45. 45 Code of ethics: Being an Ethical Company isn’t a choice it’s a must to ensure the sustainability of any business , The Ethics is considered a very important part in the Social Capital “The Good well” of any organization ,failing to act ethically to achieve short term profitability means that we are putting this business in a great risk ,and we might be persecuted legally in our main country or even abroad . There is arising awareness between the common people to boycott any organization that does not behave ethically especially if this breaches reached to the media e.g. Sweat shop- fishing boats on the Far East. “Being an admired company is not just about our performance and achievements, it’s also about acting in a responsible, ethical and lawful way.” • What is the Code of Ethics? The Code of Conduct is our central policy document, outlining the requirements that every single person working for and with our organization must comply with, regardless of location. We may also have additional policies you need to adhere to that are specific in our foreign subsidiaries. • Whom is the Code of Conduct for? Our Code of Conduct is for everyone working for and with us: employees, contractors, Government, joint ventures and suppliers. We expect our suppliers and business partners to uphold the same standards and to abide by our Code of Ethical Purchasing. • What are the consequences of not complying? There are very serious consequences for not complying with our Code of Conduct. We may take disciplinary action and even dismiss people where necessary. • We will create Compliance officer’s team “to report any breach for our ethical conduct that might seems illegal or unethical “. • An Ethical training will be provided to all the employees, ethical quizzes with situations, and after finishing the training, each employee should sign a statement that they attended that training, and that they will adhere to it. Main pillars of our code of ethics: 1. Gifts or hospitality “Financial integrity “. 2. Charitable donations “Financial integrity “. 3. Bribes and improper payments “Financial integrity “. 4. Information security and loss of a device “mobile phones, laptops, complex passwords, clear desk “. 5. Conflict of interest “outside relationships /investments, political involvements, Relatives and friends as coworkers “. 6. Meeting competition.
  • 46. 46 7. Health and safety concerns “safety of work place, safety during travel, etc.” 8. Social environment consideration “sustainability of the natural resources, supporting local communities, charitable support “. 9. Communication “not to speak on behalf of the organization on the media or social media “. 10. Confidentiality of the Customer’s Data” Data protection act “. 11. Compliance with the law “as we work internationally we will make sure that we will apply the hardest on our entire forging subsidiary “. 12. Drugs and alcohols “We will not tolerate anyone being “under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace”. Heroes /Legends program: Every year all employees will participate with their best customer experience case to a competition, its main aim is to create Legends, and Examples to motivate.
  • 47. 47 Reward and performance management: Intrinsic VS extrinsic Motivation as a manager I need to motivate the employee by educating them about the values that they receive it directly through their job , reminding them with these values can motivate them ,and let them perform in a better way , to identify these reward we need to analyzethe natureof their every day’s work. Intrinsic Motivation does notcome from tangible stuff, the employee would do the job or the task becausehe wants to, maybe he wants to learn new skill, or he has thrust for the knowledgeand personal growth. Excitement Motivation Motivation comes fromExternal factors Incentives, freetrips, awards and trophies, or praisefrom others The successfulmanager who can motivate the employees moreusing the intrinsic motivation more over the extrinsic Other ways we can use to motivate the employees Merit increase: wewill increasethe basic salary for employees depending on their performanceappraisalon the last fiscalyear For example: 1- Very good ,and excellent will get increaseby 8% 2- Good will receive 6 % increase 3- No increase for improvement needed ,and the poor performance Gaining Share: We will link the incentives with the productivity weather its sales volume or anything else like NPS or Customer Satisfaction questioners Profit sharing plan: We will apply the samemode as for the merit increase depending on the performanceappraisal For example: 1- Excellent ,and very good can get 12 month profit share 2- Good can get 6 month profitshare
  • 48. 48 3- Improvementneeded can get 2 month 4- Poor will get nothing Employee stock ownership: We can introduce this option for our old employees who stayed more than 5 years with the organization , it will be sortof retention benefit for them and it will drive them to do more in order to earn more , on the other hand he new employees will tens to stay with us rather than leaving our organization which will reduce the turn over levels Skill basedpay As we have a shortagein our employees who has MBA degrees ,and Training , we will encouragethe employees to get these skills ,and who ever acquires that skill can be promoted or even get a salary increase. Performance management: Working withthe team: 1. My company used to operate in unstructured way before, the employees used to work for the sakeof work with no clear goals, or understanding for the organizational strategy. 2. The first thing that I will do is to make surethat each member of my team is aware of the corporatestrategy, and objectives. 3. Then I will driveour department objectives that will contribute to achieve the organizationalgoals. 4. I have to make surethat each team member understand the department objectives “Key performance indicators“KPIs. 5. The Objectives/KPIs has to be very clear and understandable. 6. We will develop a scorecard for each department and consequently individuals, to measure their monthly progress toward achieving the department goals.
  • 49. 49 7. The scorecard will show, and indicate with colors whatgood, moderate is or bad performanceare. 8. The KPIs will representthe Objective part of the appraisal, which will be 60%, the other 40% will be on how you achieved the objectives through the organizational culture. 9. By a way we will make surethat the employees performs, and live by the culture, which will have a great effect on the overall organization. 10.Train all the staff on how to usepriority matrix for more efficient time management. Ways toRewardEmployees: 1. Let the employee dump the one project they like least to you. 2. Use of the president’s office for a day. 3. The front parking spot. 4. A handwritten thank you note. 5. Name the conference room or lounge after them. 6. Inviting their spouse in for a lunch on the company. 7. A reserved parking spot. 8. A video game for the employee to give to their child. 9. A vacation day. 10. Brand-new desk, chair, or other piece of office furniture. 11. Bouquet of flowers. 12. Prepare a short video montage that celebrates the employee’s accomplishments. 13. A public thank you. 14. Send a birthday card to them at their home address. 15. Pay for them to take a fun class, such as cooking or skydiving. 16. Find something they like to collect, such as stamps or coins, and give them one for their collection. 17. Let them suggest a way they would like to be recognized. 18. Write a note to their family, sharing how important the person’s contribution to the company has been.
  • 50. 50 19. Keep the break room stocked with their favorite drink or snack. 20. Buy them tickets to a concert, show or other event. 21. Give them a small gift card from their favorite store. 22. Pick up a book or CD for them by their favorite author or artist. 23. Pick up the tab for them to have a family portrait taken. 24. Pay for their child to go to camp. 25. Buy a few extra boxes of Girl Scout Cookies from their daughter. 26. Give them a pair of movie tickets. 27. Help them with gas prices by giving them a gas card. 28. Provide them with a formal letter of appreciation for their personal file. 29. Create a “day pass” that they can turn in to take any day off, no questions asked. 30. Find a deal on a couple of three-day cruise tickets and set them up with a short vacation. 31. Allow them to be flexible with their hours. 32. Let them choose one day a week to work from home. 33. Have a birthday cake delivered to the office on their birthday. 34. Get each employee to write something positive about the person on a piece of paper, and give him or her the box of collected sayings, or frame them for the employee. 35. Start a company “Wall of Fame” and add them to it. 36. Find out what they are passionate about and give them a gift that relates to it. 37. Create and give them an award that they can keep and frame for a job well done. 38. Surprise them with an outdoor catered picnic. 39. Have a mobile car wash come to the business and clean their vehicle. 40. Get them a subscription to their favorite magazine. 41. Pay for a membership in a trade association of their choice. 42. Have a staff appreciation day once a month to provide them with a catered lunch. 43. Give them and their colleagues a catered breakfast. 44. Give them a new, improved job title. 45. Provide them with some one-on-one mentoring.
  • 51. 51 46. Institute a "playtime," where employees can play games or shoot some baskets. 47. Host an annual award ceremony and give awards to employees for their contributions. 48. Celebrate the anniversary of their joining the company. 49. Allow them to dress casually on Fridays. 50. Have a massage therapist come to the office once a month and give a massage. 51. Create a relaxation room, where the employee (and other people you are rewarding) can go during the day, to read or even play a video game on their break.