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ONLINE EXERCISE:

Consider two jobs, one that brought much enjoyment and one that you disliked very much. 

Think about the job that you disliked and from the job characteristics listed below, choose one that you feel was the cause of the dissatisfaction.

 Job Characteristics

Dissatisfied 

Satisfied 

A. Company policy and administration 

B. Working conditions 
C. Peer relations 
D. Supervision 
E. Money 
F. Achievement 
G. Recognition 
H. Increased Responsibility 
I. Challenging Work
J. Professional growth


Consider the job you really enjoyed and made you feel good about the experience. Review the job characteristics above and choose one that you feel was the cause of your satisfaction. 

If you're like most, you'll find that your check in the dissatisfied column occurred in the rows A-E while your check in the satisfied column most likely occurred in the rows F-J.

Rows A-E are "hygiene issues".  These are basic, maintenance kinds of issues that must be addressed before you can address the issues (rows F-J) that really influence your employees level of satisfaction and motivation. 

Notice that "money" is a hygiene issue, yet many companies use money in the form of performance bonuses and raises, hoping it will motivate employees and provide a high level of satisfaction and motivation.   From the chart above we can see that providing opportunities for achievement, recognition and increased responsibility in addition to providing opportunities for professional growth can be MUCH more effective than bonuses and raises at increasing your employee's level of satisfaction and motivation.

If you want to maximize and grow your business and improve the performance of your employees, then contact Proven Strategies for affordable, practical solutions.

 

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