¶ … Improving Employee's Involvement Motivation is a complex subject yet important in the success of management and the organization if applied correctly. Actually, organizations in the modern business environment increasingly face the need to understand and apply effective strategies for promoting employee motivation and involvement in work processes. As the Chief Executive Officer, I have noticed that the production unit is experiencing employee dissatisfaction, which has generated the need for improving employee involvement and motivation. This will be accomplished through addressing various topics and subtopics related to employee motivation as shown below:

Factors that Contribute to Employee Motivation

Employee Engagement Survey

Define Engagement Goals

Motivation at Personal and Organizational Level

Barrier to Employee Motivation and Engagement

Lack of Knowledge

Fear

Poor Management Practices and Strategies

Organizational Culture

Employee Motivation Program

3.1. Awareness of Organization's Vision and Mission

3.2. Employee Training

3.3. Team Building Events

3.4. Rewards and Recognition Program

3.5. Encourage Risk-taking

Implementation of Critical Topics

As previously mentioned, employee motivation is crucial towards the success of management and the overall success of the organization. For this organization, the production unit could benefit from implementation of effective employee motivation strategies through addressing the various issues relating to employee involvement. The most crucial topics to address and implement in the organization's production unit include

Factors that Contribute to Employee Motivation

The first step in promoting employee motivation and involvement is identifying factors that contribute to employee...

According to The Wall Street Journal (2010), obtaining a better understanding of what contributes to employee motivation help in enhancing the success of the manager while getting the most out of employees in relation to their involvement and input to work processes. In this case, management practices should not be based on assumptions of what motivates employee based on information regarding human behavior. Since these assumptions are not usually accurate, asking employees what contributes to their motivation is vital towards effective management practices and increased employee involvement.
The implementation of this important aspect would entail conducting an employee engagement survey, defining employee involvement goals, and examining motivation at individual and organizational level. The survey will focus on determining the level of employee engagement in the unit and identifying individual and organizational factors that affect motivation. This implies that the organization's management will ask employees what contributes to their motivation and if those factors are present in the organization's workplace. In addition to defining the goals of employee involvement, the survey will help management identifying existing gaps between current practices and the actual factors for motivation.

Barriers to Employee Motivation and Engagement

The second important aspect in employee engagement and motivation is the identification of barriers that hinder the development and implementation of effective strategies that promote motivation and involvement in work processes and activities. Some of the most common barriers include lack of knowledge, fear, poor management practices and strategies, and organizational culture. Lack of knowledge and fear have been regarded as the major reasons workers show poor attitude and are not motivated at work ("Employee Motivation," 2010). Poor management practices affect employee motivation and engagement by…