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Employee Motivation & Satisfaction

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        MOTIVATION "Motivation" is a Latin word, meaning "to move". Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. Motivation may be defined as those forces that cause people to behave in certain ways. Motivation encompasses all those pressures and influences that trigger, channel, and sustain human behavior. Most successful managers have learned to understand the concept of human motivation and are able to use that understanding to achieve higher standards of subordinate work performance. According to Koontz and O'Donnell, "Motivation is a class of drives, needs, wishes and similar forces". NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTIVATION Psychologists generally agree that all behavior is motivated, and that people have reasons for doing the things they do or for behaving in the manner that they do. Motivating is the work a manager performs to inspire, encourage and impel people to take required action. The characteristics of mot

Employee Satisfaction Strategies During Present Pandemic Situation

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      It is no longer news that the coronavirus pandemic has pivoted the corporate world, setting off changes that will last a long time. One such change implemented by business leaders and HR managers to adjust work to the new normal was creating a work-from-home structure. With many cities still restricting activities to curb the spread of the virus, many employees have now settled into remote work to keep business moving. But since it is no longer business-as-usual in these unprecedented times, business leaders also need to redesign strategies to maintain employee engagement in the new model.  Remote work may sound like fun, given you are working from the comfort of your homes and outside your employers’ close watch, the reality is different. Many employees say this new work model has brought with it different challenges that could potentially blunt productivity and engagement.  Employees working from home face the challenge of overworking, no thanks to blurry work-ho

How to measure employee satisfaction ?

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        It is apparent that employees’ satisfaction plays a vital aspect in the achievement of any business or organization. If employees are satisfied and happy with their management and workplace environment, the employees’ commitment towards the company will increase and they will definitely put their best efforts in their work in order to make the company successful. It is understood that if companies want to get quality work from their employees, they would have to work on making them contented. It is rather difficult to judge the employees’ happiness just by the results of their work or their personal attributes when they arrived in the office in the morning. Whether an employee is satisfied at work depends on several other factors; including the recognition they get for the good work they have been doing, development opportunities and the work environment. Employee suggestion box Management is never going to get a good idea of what their employees think if they a

The importance of employee benefits

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      What are employee benefits? We often get asked – what are employee benefits? Employee benefits, also known as perks or fringe benefits, are provided to employees over and above salaries and wages. These employee benefit packages may include overtime, medical insurance, vacation, profit sharing and retirement benefits, to name just a few. Main Reasons to Offer Employee Benefits We will discussed top 5 reasons to offer employee benefits as follows. 1.Minimize employee turnaround While hiring matters, you also need to think about keeping your employees around. And once more, benefits come in handy. Like we said when talking about hiring, a good benefits package can keep your workers from getting swayed by other job offers. And when you offer benefits, you’ll help your employees feel the company (and their employment) is stable and secure, so they’re less likely to start putting out resumes. The end result? Lower employee turnover and higher employee retention for your