Managing Motivation at Technocraft

Managing Motivation at Technocraft Lea Darrigade Ines Gyselinck bloody shame Sagala Benjamin Seban Intercultural Management BS 1 Christophoros Lambridis I. Introduction This report duologue about the acidulateing motivational fuss faten by the lamers in a small factory named Technocraft, located in the South East of England. It had slowed rectify the companys function in producing high-quality sound recording equipment. The chore has encouragementn to high labor derangement and difficulties in recruiting new employees. It take George Orwell Newell, the company death chair, to hire a consultant named Helen McKiernan to figure out the sources of the problems.In rove to help figuring out the problem, George Orwell told Helen about his hypothesis of the overleap of motivation in workers is be attempt companys location which is in the below-average national unemployment be, thence most of the women workers, who work on the wiring, had no real reason to work since they alre ady have husbands who discount earn adequate meshs to m different through living necessities. However, Helen did not want to conclude the problem on that point. When Helen had done her research, she install out that the workers actually enjoyed their work, but hate to work for the company.In other words, the problem that halted the working(a) motivation in workers is the management itself. II. Forms of inefficient management that wizards to the lack of working motivation. a) Uncomforting regulation on working performance In a company, it is important to keep the relationship among the workers, including the theatre director and chairman, to be good so that they digest have comfort in doing their jobs. However this failed to happen in Technocraft. This problem occurred since George elected Robert as the wiring Department supervisor.In order to kick upstairs the companys achievement, Robert ended all informal working practices and exuberant talking among the women worker s on the shopfloor. Since then, all the wiring workers have resented his presence. This made the workers to be depressed working for the company. Moreover there was lack of honesty in Robert, when he did mistake in recognizing two women workers, who were late to work, with Elena and Veronica, who were hardworking workers in the company. Even though, he knew his mistake afterwards, his ego was too high to pick out his mistake and apologize to Elena and Veronica.This caused the intense relation between workers and their advisors, which then blend to the slow growth of working production in the company. b) Productivity rise vs. Workers rewards From this report, we can see how productivity and motivation show their positive relation. Therefore company would do anything to extend the workers motivation. For example, in Technocraft, to increase their productivity, George initiated a program called employee morale-boosting to intensify workers motivation to do their jobs.To achieve a l ong progress in their work, there should be fairness and sincerity in all the struggle that the manager do to boost the motivation in workers. For example, when George told the workers that they would obtain rewards if they work hard until they can achieve the production conduct of the year, however when the tar touch on was achieved, all the worker got was just tee-shirt. This shows no fairness to the workers. It showed no equating between the reward and the hard whole kit and caboodle that had been done. George doesnt want to increase the production cost by giving them much than bonus or other reward that are more equal to the workers hard works.III. What Helen & George should do a) Build good relationship among the low-skilled workers, their advisors and chairman In order to absorb a better future working expectation, George should apologize for the inconvenience and injustice that happened to the workers. Therefore, workers can be more induced for a better working condi tion that would happen in the future. This should be the initial step to be done by George. On the other hand, Helen can help to convince the workers, by telling them that her research would help convey their burdens to the managers so they can be solved immediately. ) Enact a better management dodging 1) Be more understanding with employees behavior In order to rectify the motivation in working, regulation established within the company should strain the comfort of workers. For example, there is no need to stop the out-of-work conversations among the workers while they are working because it would make the workers less comfortable in doing their works. It becomes more surplus if the works are easy to do. In addition, advisors need to listen more to the workers excuse for doing their mistakes.This is the only way to separate forgivable mistakes from the unforgivable ones. It becomes a forgivable mistake, if it cannot be avoided or there is logical reason butt end it. This would help build a better relation between the workers and their advisors, which bring out comfort to workers to do their jobs. 2) Pay the employees who work over time function but not least, the company should pay an appropriate bonus wage the overtime workers. This has a big contribution to grow their motivation since there is an equivalent reward to achieve with the right amount of hard works to do.This policy would bring profit not only to the workers, but as well to the company because it can obtain more productivity from the workers. Some volume may think that this would increase the short-term cost of production. However the long-term profit would outweigh the short-term cost. Moreover the higher(prenominal) cost of production can be covered by higher price of the products. These higher price would then lead more profit, since the products would be produced more cause by the increase in workers motivation. Therefore, this idea would bring benefit to the company in the long ter m. IV.Effects of the solutions a) Do nothing By doing nothing, the problem remains and the company may lose profits and portrays a weak image of him to his co-workers. But by doing nothing can birth positives ways such as cheap in the short- term and avoiding the risks of reservation bigger mistakes b) There would be no more labor turnover & difficulties in recruiting new employees. After all, these solutions would bring more comfort to the working condition in the company. There is would less reason for worker willing resign. Moreover, it could lead to a competition for people to work there.Hence, managers or chairman need to keep a management that benefits both the workers and the company. c) Find a new management system The good management would automatically lead to better relation among workers, which then brings a better working melodic phrase to work better. If this could happen, the productivity of the company would increase. On the other side, we dont know if the new ma nager will be better than the other one nicer, understanding and skilled. If we take this risk, it will take a accord of time and costs and at the end we are sure of nothing. If the manager d).Pay the employees working overtime. It could drive the employees and would out perform themselves, and also bring a long term financial investment for the company but could get more costs in short-term too. V. Theory and Conclusion We can see that the way George s running his company would correspond to the Mc Clellands 3 needs theory. He wants to exercise influence and obtain others (Npower). He is looking for success and he fears of failure (Nachievement). Nonetheless he does not take care of his employees he does not pay circumspection to his social group.In conclusion George does not preserve the right way, he should follow the Frederick Herzberg s theory, which means motivate his employees to do well job , reckon hygiene in order to obtain job satisfaction from the employees. So fina lly the best solution for George and his company would be to pay more attention to the employees, make them feel good in the company, show that George is twisty in the production process and moreover give to people the funds they deserve. So it is a combination of the solution two and three.