I found this article to be very interesting. It seems as though my boss has read a few of these because it relates back to some of the changes that have been made in the office this semester. Specifically the tenth tip. At the office we filled out papers for our personal development. I think that this is a tactic that should definitely be implemented in more offices. It relates back to the idea that happy employees do better work. Some of the tips seem more like common sense in a way but at the same time they are things that seem to get overlooked or ignored.
Number seven on the list seems to be a topic of debate a lot. As I recall we even talked about it on our first night of class. I believe that getting recognition and praise for good work is a great thing to have. You don't need to be told your doing a good job all of the time because after all it is your job. But on the other hand its such a small thing to be told your doing a good job and every now and then it is such a morale booster. It is that little sense of encouragement that can spark that extra bit of creativity to make a good job a great one.
I agree 100% with your post about getting recognition and praise for good work. This type of positive reinforcement is key to keeping employees happy and focused. If a supervisor acknowledges that you are doing a good job, it helps put your mind at ease and makes you want to work harder to continue doing a good job. I've had managers that give a good amount of praise and ones that give what seems like none. I was far happier at the jobs where I received the recognition for a job well done.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how I feel about filling out the papers for personal development. I agree that this type of input could definitely be beneficial, but in my experience, when my last employer installed a similar program, most of my colleagues filled them out by writing in what they felt their manager wanted to hear. It was pretty much pointless. If your employees are not going to be honest about this sort of thing, why bother?
Employees are actually more satisfied with their job when they receive praise. It's more important than salary in most cases and I can attest for this.
ReplyDeleteMy job has almost no creativity. It's tough because I am a creative person, however, I do receive kudos for everything I do for our office and it is appreciated. At the end of the day, when you're feeling like your job is meaningless, someone comes up and tells you that your job made a difference in their day. It definitely gives you the motivation to keep going back to work. Praise does not always have to come from management. It's great when it comes from all angles.
I fell that number seven is very important in keeping people motivated. I found that some mangers usually in different generation are less willing to try it. Likewise for number eight I found the same reluctance. I found a book at the book store titled Leading Your Boss. It try to give ways for a person to help their boss do a number items on the list.
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