Workplace Motivation Paper

Essay by agika0603University, Bachelor'sA, March 2009

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Staying motivated is a struggle for all people. Everyone faces doubt and depression in everyday life and this is what limits people's ability to keep moving forward. Motivation is nothing more than encouragement to perform better, but there is no simple solution for a lack of motivation. This paper will discuss and explain:1.how motivational strategies affect airline industry2.organizational efforts to improve performance3.employees resistance to increasing productivity4.management's philosophy of motivation and its practices5.the implications of applying two motivational theories and how they impact employees and management.

How Motivational Strategies Affect Airline IndustryEmployee motivation can be influenced greatly by the purpose they see in working for a particular company. However, employee's motivation needs to be supported by managers and they need to help employees to become productive and effective. Frustration can easily occur when employees are required to work in an area they do not like, feel inadequate in, or have had past failures in.

Continuing negative motivators can drastically decrease employee effectiveness; therefore, managers need to care about them. "Motivating and retaining employees requires strong leadership skills and effective management practices" (Hinshelwood, 2008, para. 5). The author works in airline industry, but her company does not too much to keep its employees motivated. Other airlines known to the author treat their employees differently. There are many employee motivation techniques used by airlines for instance employee empowerment, benefits, quality programs, incentives, etc. and by implementing them and supporting their staff, the airlines gains highly motivated, productive, cooperative and happy staff.

Organizational Efforts to Improve PerformanceMany airlines realize that employee loyalty and satisfaction is not a corporate trait and it requires an excelled leadership as a mainstay. Many airlines recognize that in order to have a motivated, satisfied and loyal employees and improve their performance, the leadership has to be strong, visionary, and...