Why chose this article
The article focuses on the common behaviors among employees in an organization. Employees with negative attitudes destroy the reputation of co-workers and Roney has focused more on these types of employees by providing some useful tips of avoiding their pessimist behavior. In addition, this article was chosen because it uses Herzeberg’s theory of motivation. The author identifies various factors that increase the morale of employees in a workplace and promote job satisfaction despite the effort of colleagues to bring him or her down. Herzeberg’s motivation-hygiene theory describes how attitudes are connected to job satisfaction in that workers who do not focus on their job find themselves disappointed.
Key points: Co-workers, leadership, workplace, good relationship, satisfaction.
Lessons learned
Herzeberg theory of motivation relates more to this article based on an employee’s job satisfaction and leadership qualities. Firstly, the article calls for a worker to draw a conclusion to ensure a perfect relationship with co-workers in the new workplace. Herzeberg suggested that an employee must have a respectful attitude towards the administration. Secondly, the article calls upon total participation in a workplace. Participation in different activities and events in an organization gives an employee a broader view of the organization and promotes good relationship with co-workers. In addition, participation encourages leadership traits and increases chances of getting a promotion (Roney, 2013).
Secondly, the article teaches employees on how to focus on their duties. According to Roney (2013), the new employee was discouraged and could not perform his duties at peace. Focusing on other employee’s issues leaves some duties un-attended leading to poor productivity in an organization. In addition, Hezerberg urged employees to take their responsibilities and avoid giving their colleagues a hard time in order to promote personal achievement and organizational growth through recommendable behaviors.
References
Roney, l. (2013). Don’t Let Unhappy Co-workers Sour your New Job. Retrieved from:
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/08/23/dont-let-unhappy-co-workers-sour-your-new-job
