DQ week five Three
DQ Week five three
Introduction
Employee attitude is usually as a result of several factors including emotions. Emotions come about as a result of what someone is happening in their life at a particular time. Managers must consider an employee’s emotions when deciding a motivational approach because emotions can help determine the attitude of the employee.
The attitude of any person is dependent on the things happening around them and in their lives. What happens in someone’s life and surroundings is relayed as moods and attitude. For instance, when someone is harassed at work, he will be depressed and will have a negative attitude towards his place of work. The emotions one has towards something determines their attitude. Psychologists say that a positive attitude arises from positive emotions when one is happy.
Considering emotions
Managers must consider emotions when designing a motivation approach to use in the organization. The motivation approach must be one that has a direct influence on the experiences of the employees. For example, the manager must ensure that the method of motivation has a positive impact on the work experience such as provision of new working facilities or increment of remunerations. These will make employees excited about their jobs and their emotions will lead to positive attitude. When the emotions of employees are not affected by the motivational approach, then the employee attitude does not change.
Conclusion
Therefore, the manager must assess the emotions of employees before making a decision on the kind of employee motivation approach to use. The attitude of each employee is dependent on their emotional condition. The manager must ensure that the motivational approach affects the emotions of his employees directly.
References
Beck, R. C. (2004). Motivation: theories and principles. New York: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Herzberg, F. (1993). The Motivation to Work. New York: Transaction Publishers.
Latham, G. P. (2007). Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Pinder, C. C. (1998). Work motivation in organizational behavior. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
