¶ … jobs, employees, and performance. Differentiation is not just how we execute workforce strategy but is also a part of the organizational culture of the firm.
How effectively does your firm differentiate between A players and C. players? Also, comment on your classmates' responses to this question.
The A players are the ones who are mostly taken advantage of since, after all, they are the 'stars' of the place and, in a way, uphold the company. They are willing to do almost any job and are reliable. The firm knows it can count on them. On the other hand, the C. players cannot always be counted on. The firm, therefore, certainly differentiated giving the A players more responsibilities and acknowledgment.
Do you think that organizations may not focus appropriately on the things to incent behaviors wanted from the employees?
The organization would benefit from giving its employees more compliments and from complimenting employees publicly. It would also be beneficial if they receive small items of acknowledgment as encouragement for doing their jobs.
Thirdly, I sometimes think that employees should receive a greater degree of autonomy....
Being constrained by rules can feel irksome, whilst, on the other hand, being given independence to do what we wish -- to a certain extent -- can liberate creativity and stimulate motivation.
Finally, it would be helpful if we receive more respect of our knowledge and skills from employers. This would certainly stimulate motivation.
4. Who should be responsible for what when it comes to training and development? What should the manager do? What should the employee be responsible for doing? How should HR be involved?
The manager is involved with moving his firm forward, creating the culture, forming and monitoring the rules, motivating his employers to do the job, reviewing the performance of the company -- whether the company is meeting its objectives and expectations, as well as how to move the company forwards. The manager's main focus, in either world, should be on the company and on ways of making this company flourish. He sees his employees as instruments to this end. His focus is the company.
The HR, on the other hand, focuses on the employees: which ones should he recruit? Are they being sufficiently motivated? Do they have concerns…
