Implementing Morale-Effective StrategyMGM335-1202A-06

Phase 1 Individual ProjectSabrina Mergenthaler

Colorado Technical UniversityProfessor J. Robert Heinzman

April 16, 2012

• Designing successful companies

• Maintaining positive employee morale• Meeting the needs of employees

-Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

• Defining the necessity of employee satisfaction

• Building company culture

• Empowering employees

Introducing Employee Morale: Strategies of Development

What Impacts Employee Morale

• What is the hierarchy of needs?-Physiological

-Safety-Social-Esteem

-Self-actualization

• How perception relates to satisfaction-example

•What situations in the workplace affect employee morale?

Perception Further

• Self-efficacy-Influences on self-efficacy

• Cultural Norms and Policies

• Company culture

• Communication

Strategies to Overcome Motivational Barriers

• Types of leaders

• Influencing positive motivation

• Empowering employees

• Building morale

• Improving decision-making

Improving Strategies

• Group improvements

• Mentoring programs

• Training programs

• Individualized improvements

• Confidence building

• Common goals

• Support system

Robbins, S. and Judge, T. (2012). Essentials of Organizational Behavior Eleventh Edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Leadership theories. (2009). Changing Minds. Retrieved from http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/theories/leadership_theories.htm

Bandura, A. (1991). Self-regulatory Mechanisms Governing The Impact of Social Comparison on Complex Decision Making. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 941–51.

References

Heinzman, J.R. (2012). Live Chat 2. Organizational Behavior Principles. Colorado Technical University.

M.U.S.E. (2012). Organizational Behavior Principles. Colorado Technical University. Retrieved from https://campus.ctuonline.edu/courses/MGM335/p1/hub2/hub.html