Achieving Business Results through People
Manager’s success in driving organization forward depends on manager’s skills and ability to motivate subordinates. Strategies and plans will not see the light if organization do not acquire committed employees with strong belief in organization’s mission and objectives.
The paper will highlight manager’s role in achieving organization’s plans, employee’s responsibilities towards developing skills to do the job, and motivational drivers to achieve organization’s goals. Finally, the paper will discuss the course’s impact on my understanding of achieving goals and success.
How can managers motivate employees?
Organization might have the right strategy to be competitive but unable to move forward because various entities within the organization can not implement the strategy. Managers are influential in shaping success of the organization because managers take over crucial part that make people execute what was planned on paper. Before managers communicate plans and strategies to subordinates, managers should show employees in action that they believe in the plan. Manager’s attitude towards the organization’s goals is a strong motivator for the employees.
Competitive organizations strive to create a culture that retains talents and motivates employees. Managers use various tactics to create such culture such as the culture of innovation, caring, and best customer service. In order to make changes in organization, managers need to motivate employees to be on board and believe in objectives. Managers should hold frequent meetings to communicate and get employees’ feedback about the organization, business unit, and individual’s objectives. Moreover, managers should design a decision making process that ensures timely participation of employees in major events. Employees are in the frontline and have details about the...