1. Define the qualities of a motivating job. Discuss skill Exercises 2. Quality of Worklife (QWL) programs typically provide 3. Place your work environment in an outdoor setting. For 4. Explain how you would overcome objections and handle the 5. Explore the possibilities. The objective is to exercise Professional Development 6. What are some rules of thumb about motivating people at Issues to Consider 7. Each individual worker may be motivated by different Discussion 8. What limitations and/or boundaries are there on the
variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback in your
response. With which are you most familiar? Discuss your experience.
flextime, job sharing, and a compressed workweek. However, you have been given
the task of job redesign for your department and you must institute a new QWL
program that will provide increased job enrichment. The objective of your
program is to make work more interesting.
example, you might create a work environment in which you work with several
bridge inspectors and you have decided that work could be made more interesting
if your group of workers wore rainbow colored jumpsuits in place of their
business suits while performing inspections.
diverse opinions of the workers in your group in implementing your new program.
Remember, this is your opportunity to be creative. Be imaginative.
your creative thinking muscles while exploring the application of what you have
learned in this module.
work? Provide some examples where you have witnessed the successful motivation
of a co-worker. What methodology was used to motivate the individual?
things. How will you meet the needs of a diverse workforce?
ability of a manager to successfully motivate his/her employees? How can these
be overcome? For example, budgets may prohibit using money as a motivator.
