MOTIVATING SUCCESSFULLY Managers need to consider the following points if an organisation is to successfully motivate its staff:  Motivational schemes are specific and meet the needs of the workers in the firm.  The right corporate culture is developed, giving workers authority and opportunity to use their skills.  Society, business and the market are constantly changing and so must the motivational system. MEASURING LEVELS OF MOTIVATION ۞Labour turnover ۞Industrial disputes ۞Productivity ۞Applications for employment ۞Absenteeism. DISADVANTAGES OF MOTIVATIONAL SCHEMES  Even if the scheme is successful, it can be costly.  Motivation doesn’t guarantee increased productivity. To improve performance workers must have skills and equipment.  If you get it wrong, it can cause even more dissatisfaction.

Team-working This is a major component of the (so-called) Japanese approach. It requires major changes in thinking and in the production process. Team-working might be accompanied by: ٭ Cell production ٭ Quality circles ٭ Kaizen groups ٭ De-layering ٭ Delegation ٭ Empowerment Encouraging Participation Encourage workers to offer their views, democratic leadership, two-way communication. This can be difficult as it sometimes requires a change in culture. Implementing team-working For it to be successful, workers must be involved in the implementation in the first place (especially when the objectives of the team are being decided). Working in a team helps members feel valued and important. Training for team-working Team-working require shop-floor employers to be multi-skilled; this makes them valuable to the team (and the organisation!) These benefits include: Absence can easily be covered Job rotation Team members can contribute to decisions. Substantial training is required. This will cause short-term cost implications and disruption.

ADVANTAGES OF TEAM-WORKING I.Higher needs of Maslow fulfilled II.Increased quality and productivity III.Decreased turnover (plus the lower costs linked to this) IV.Improved use of resources V.Solutions to problems easier to find VI.De-layering will decrease management costs VII.Helps motivational techniques VIII.Absences covered. DISADVANTAGES OF TEAM-WORKING i. De-layering requires redundancy ii.If team is unbalanced it can cause increased problems iii.Some prefer working alone.