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Benefits of motivating employees
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Benefits of motivating employees
High returns on investmentsThe primary aim of starting a business is to make profit. No one anticipates of making losses and therefore the reward for a business is the profit earned. The motivation of employees plays a crucial role in ensuring that the returns in the business are guaranteed. Invest in the employees and they will invest in the business. Most of the skills required in certain jobs require more training and expertise and this means that the company has to use its resources to train the new employees. Spending resources training employees can lead to exhaustion of resources and ensure minimal returns. With the staff being equipped with the relevant skills, they are also entrusted to various responsibilities which they are expected to deliver.
Training employees is a motivation strategy and help in managing in-house and saving outsourcing costs. If the employees get motivated at their places of work, they develop a sense of belonging as they perceive to be part of the company and that the company has invested on them for a long term development. Due to this, they will give their best in work making maximum utilization of their skills, this increases the production as well as customer satisfaction. The employees as well feel motivated and may like to work for the company for a longer period thus reducing the rate of staff turnover. Low staff turnover means that the company spends less on hiring new employees and training and this translates to high returns on investments.
Reduces absenteeism in the places of work
Employee motivation makes the workers develop a passion for their work. They are aware that if they perform better, they might be motivated more than the previous time and this promotes the desire to do better. Desiring to do more requires the employee to be available at the place of work both physically and emotionally. If there is no motivation, the employees may not as well have the desire to attend their work and if they do, they don’t give out their best. The opposite is also true, motivated employees have fewer chances of missing in their places of work and more likely to contribute to great ideas for the benefit of the company. By keeping the employees motivated, the levels of absenteeism may reduce to zero.
Increased productivity
The management in an organization controls the direction of the business, but the actions of the employees are what matters as they determine the rate of production directly. Poorly motivated employees don’t give their best to the production process and this means that there is a decrease in the levels of production. The cumulative effects of the levels of motivation to the employees have a significant effect on the nature of production in a company. In the event that the employees are working slowly, goofing off, arriving late and leaving early in their places of work and take extended breaks, the bottom line of production will be greatly affected. The employees who are offered profit sharing options, are well remunerated and constantly reminded of their significance to the company are less likely to engage in poor behaviors that affect the production process such as taking long breaks, goofing off and arriving late at the places of work. The motivation of employees, therefore, plays a crucial role in increasing the productivity of a company.
Promotes an open and honest culture within the organization
Most of the employees are never honest in answering questionnaires that are meant to evaluate the company’s performance. Instead, they tend to lie to please the administration in that they have no business to do with the company. They don’t have the best interests for the company and thus are not interested in its performances. For such employees, their primary goal is to get their remuneration and thus doesn’t concern themselves with anything to do with the company. Due to this, they may lie to the administration to keep their jobs safe. Lack of motivation drives away the interests of the employees from the company and make them feel alienated by the company and thus they can’t provide their best.
The motivation of employees is known to work wonders, it is the vice versa as it allows the employees to develop a sense of belonging to the company as their interests are put in the front line. With their needs being advocated, the employees feel they belong to the company and develop a positive attitude that requires them to act as if they are the owners of the company and thus they have to give their best. The employees, therefore, may be open to the administration pointing out issues in the company that are not adding up and that needs to be rectified. In case they are issued with questionnaires they fill them according to their knowledge and experiences and not based on complete lies. Therefore, motivation promotes an open and honest culture as it encourages them to speak out about any concerns, they know that their opinions are valued and that they are able to put their ideas forward without confrontation as it is for the interest of the organization.
Improves the company’s reputation and recruitment of employees
A good reputation is the dream of every company as it helps in selling the company out to the public. If the employees feel that they are not motivated and are hence not happy performing at the highest caliber, it will be difficult for them to talk about the positivity of the company that they are working for, instead, they would talk ill about how they are mistreated. However, if the employees are happy and feel motivated when doing their work, there is an increased chance that the type of new employees attracted by the company is likely to be of better quality. A company that motivates its employees tends to have a better reputation and is an organization that most people would like to work to enjoy the benefits provided. Motivated employees tend to talk a lot of positivity to their friends regarding the company and this enhances the image and improves the reputation of the company.
On the other hand, finding employees may be a challenge for most of the companies. A culture that enhances employee motivation causes the other employees to share their positive experiences in the firm with the people they know. Through the positive talks about the company, the company’s reputation is improved and thus will motivate a higher quality of potential employees to apply to work in the company. Having a large number of people who want to work for the company implies that a pool of potential employees is created and the company has the privilege of choosing the quality they want. The bigger the pool, the less likely that the company will end up hiring unqualified personnel. Hiring employees that are highly qualified for the first time reduce a great deal for the company rewarding training expenses and thus helps increase the returns on investment.
Reduces the rate of staff turnover
Hiring new employees can be an expensive deal for every business and therefore companies try their best to maintain their trained staffs. However, not all companies are able to retain the employees for a long time due to poor motivation and relation with the employees. An organization that is able to retain its skilled staff will also be able to minimize its rate of staff turnover. Reducing the rate of staff turnover has an overall impact on increasing the returns since there are fewer resources that are directed towards the hiring of new employees. The best way to improve the retention culture is to develop a corporate culture that nurtures motivated and engaged employees.
Business organizations develop good or bad reputations at the places of work and if the company is able to attain a good reputation, it will have a stream of people who want to work with the company. Similarly, the people who are employed to the company may be hesitant to leave the company as they may lack a replacement. If a company has a bad reputation, very few will seek employment and a large number of the employed workforce will be seeking a way out, and this may leave the company with a lesser workforce increasing the rate of staff turnover. Motivation is, therefore, a crucial element in the retention of employees as it makes them develop a sense of belonging and self-worth.
Job and need satisfaction
The main reason for a person seeking employment is the desire to fulfill their personal needs. Getting employed in a company that has the culture of motivating its employees, leads to most need satisfaction as the employee is recruited to a place where they feel appreciated and wanted hence may not abandon the company. Through sticking to one company fulfills the need for a job and at the same time helps the employee satisfy their needs. When the needs of the employees get satisfied, the employee is happy as their job satisfaction is the key concern and as well the key to the other essential consequences. The motivation of employees, therefore, helps in increasing the needs and job satisfaction among the employees.
References
Koster, D. (2017). Motivation in the workplace.
Lăzăroiu, G. (2015). Employee motivation and job performance. Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations, (14), 97-102.
Salleh, S. M., Zahari, A. S. M., Said, N. S. M., & Ali, S. R. O. (2016). The influence of work motivation on organizational commitment in the workplace. Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 6(5S), 139-143.
Temminck, E., Mearns, K., & Fruhen, L. (2015). Motivating employees towards sustainable behaviour. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24(6), 402-412.
A New Approaches and the Future
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Recitatif
The setting of Recitatif was done in Newburgh, New York in the second half of the 21st century. This was an appropriate choice because the text explores the theme of racism which was a very great controversial issue in this city during this time. During the 1960s, a lot of struggles were intensified through the efforts of Civil Rights Movements. The story revolves around Twaila and Roberto. These were two great friends who despite belonging to different races, established their friendships and maintained until their adulthood (Rayson, A., 2004).
Twaila was not left behind. She was troubled with racial segregation which had been fueling animosity in this place. People had been divided along their races with the whites occupying a superior position to the blacks. Her consciousness provoked her to join in protest against this crisis. He was so sympathetic to the plights of the blacks who were oppressed in this place (Richard, G., 2006). For instance, she condemned her friend for looking down upon blacks. She was particularly angered when she kicked a helpless Maggie and insulted her as bigot.
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A Soldier
A Soldier is reach in symbolism. Frost uses the term fallen lance in line one when he says, he is that fallen lance that lies as hurled. This is symbolic of a dead hero. It means that a soldier has been killed while executing noble duties for the benefit of the whole community. Even if he lost his life, he must be recognized as a champion because of his courage. Not everyone can engage in a war unless he is courageous. He was like a weapon which was used to liberate people from their enemies. The falling of a weapon means the death of a warrior.
It is symbolic to say that target ever showed or shone. This indicates how war may bring bliss to the community. Although it is a bad experience, it is at times inevitable to engage in battles. Although the persona feels for the dead soldier, he commends his efforts and appeals to others to develop the spirit of patriotism. They should be supported by everyone. If this happens, the target ever showed or shone. The use of this device helps in the presentation of the theme of the poem. Besides, it makes it be livelier and thought provoking.
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Good Country People
This book was written by Flannery O’Connor in 1955. It is an invaluable text which revolves around the family of Mrs. Hopewell. To begin with, Good Country People is symbolic. It is used to symbolize the character of people in this society. The novel gives a story of a collection of good and bad people.
Mrs. Hopewell is a very good person who treats her daughter Joy and employees like the Freemans. She also demonstrates her goodness by welcoming Manley Pointer who she readily welcomed. Although she was not interested in buying his bibles, she warmly received her and gave her and gave her food. Pointer himself appreciated her kindness and termed her as a good person. This implies that the name Hopewell refers to a well of hopes. She is a symbol of hope to many people including her daughter, workers and even strangers (Orvell, M., 2000).
The name freeman is also symbolic. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are enjoying a lot of freedom from their employer. First, they are tenants in Mrs. Hopewell’s estate. This has given them an opportunity to freely work for her in her farm. In fact, as managers, they are free to control all the operations of the farm. Lastly, Pointer is symbolic of a direction. His visitation to this family changes its destiny. Even after being warmly received by his host, he goes ahead to betray her by luring her innocent daughter into a love affair. Later, inflicts a lot of pain to her particularly when she took advantage of her disability. This justifies Mrs. Hopewell’s assertion that good men are extremely difficult to get.
References
Orvell, M. (2000) Invisible Parade: The Fiction of Flannery O’Connor. Philadelphia: Temple
UP.
Rayson, A. (2004) Decoding for Race: Toni Morrison’s ‘Recitatif’ and Being White, Teaching
Black. Honolulu, HI: College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature.
Richard, G. (2006) Flannery O’Connor, hermit novelist. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
Benefits of lowering Legal Drinking Age
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Laws governing the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) define the minimum age at which a person may legally buy alcoholic drinks. In the United States, the MLDA is 21 years. The legally permissible drinking age, however, differed from state to state before the enactment of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984. This paper discusses the benefits of lowering the MLDA. The drinking age should be lowered so as to make the teenagers understand their responsibilities as adults. It will help them engage with family and friends more. It will reduce the number of crimes that come with it. It will also give the society the view that drinking is also a form of celebrating. Lastly lowering the MLDA will improve the economy.
Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the United States, and adults should have the right to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption. Therefore, if they cannot make their own decisions when they are being considered adults it will not make them feel like adults (Fell et al. 256). Instead, they will continue behaving like children with no responsibilities whatsoever. By allowing them to have an opinion and responsibility in drinking etiquette, they start drinking responsibly at a young age. This is because allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to consume alcohol in regulated environments with supervision would decrease unsafe drinking activity (Fell et al. 259). If they see that you trust them in drinking responsibly they will not see the need to do it recklessly. They will also be exposed to the dangers of irresponsible drinking at an early age which will prompt them to drink responsibly.
Most countries with a MLDA of 18, have very few numbers or road fatalities and accidents. This is because the citizens are exposed to responsible drinking at an early age and they clearly understand that drunken driving may lead to mortality and severe road accidents (Saffer & Grossman 515). It has also been noticed that accidents caused by drunk driving are very few with regards to all the road accidents in the United States. Therefore, the minimum legal drinking age has nothing to do with most accidents in the US. Another benefit of lowering MLDA from twenty one to eighteen is that there will be no hype of getting a drink illegally. It has been noted that teenagers try to do the opposite of what they are told, especially if you are doing it (Guo et al. 2). This is a matter of preaching water and drinking wine, literally. If they are allowed to consume alcohol at a younger age, they will not see the need to go all the way to acquire a fake identification card in order to get drinks. It clearly shows that having 21 as the set MLDA, makes them do more crimes.
As much as the minimum legal drinking age has been set at 21, teenagers are still found to be consuming alcohol. This is mainly due to factors such as peer pressure, where teens hype each other to consume alcohol. There is also the possibility of inheriting the drinking habit from family or close friends the teen spend so much time with (Fell et al. 253). This type of drinking in most cases is not responsible since it is a monkey see monkey do kind of scenario. How people view alcohol is also a factor that promotes drinking in younger ages. A teenager who has the expectation that drinking comes with an amazing experience is more likely to drink compared to those who don’t. therefore, since most teenagers are already exposed to drinking, it is only wise that they are trained on how to do it responsibly and lowering the MLDA.
The fact that people are already breaking the law by not following the MLDA 21 as a government regulation proves that other laws can also be broken. It is impossible to break the MLDA without breaking a few other rules (Fell et al. 252). First in order for a teenager to acquire alcohol, one will need a fake ID. The production of fake IDs has become a booming black market business which teenagers have access to. Most teens end up joining the cartels which show them illegal ways of making quick money. These illegal ways include crime and robbery with or without violence. Legalizing 18 as the MLDA will reduce the need to get a fake ID and therefore reduce the interaction with black market cartels (Guo et al. 5). MLDA 21 policies are not highly enhanced by law enforcers. The enforcers feel like there are more critical laws to enhance in such as illegal procession of drugs such as cocaine, heroine and marijuana. Therefore lowering the minimum drinking age to 18 will not cause a big problem to the law enforcers.
Statistics have shown that having MLDA at 21 has nothing to do with vandalism, suicide or homicide. Teenagers who are not well brought up and exposed to irresponsillity are likely to get involved with crime with or without alcohol. Parents and guardians should therefore ensure that their kids grow well with a healthy mentality and an urge to own up to their own responsibility (Fell et al. 256). Lowering the drinking age to when they are still under supervision will enable parents to see how responsible teenagers can be when they get bigger responsibilities such as families and work. Another reason why the legal drinking age should be lowered is that drinking is fun, especially when with family and friends. In most events, gatherings or celebrations, alcoholic drinks are always available (Fell et al. 249). Champagnes are used to toast in weddings, birthdays and new beginnings. Society has chosen to discriminate drinking by considering the disadvantages when setting a MLDA. Drinking helps people loosen up and become more open with one another. In this case a teenager at 18 can easily bond with family and friends over a drink or two but in a responsible manner.
Lowering MLDA 21 would decrease the number of youths that are injured from alcohol induced accidents due to fear of legal consequences if they sought medical attention (Saffer & Grossman 511). Most teenagers do not seek medical attention since they fear ending up in prison or judgment from parents and society. They may die or get severe infections from their wounds. Lastly, lowering the minimum drinking age would create significant improvement to the country’s economy (Fell et al. 251). With more people getting access to alcohol, there will be a lot of buying which will mean business for the producers and a lot of revenue will be earned by the government. In conclusion, lowering the minimum drinking age has a lot of benefits as much as the society would disagree.
Works Cited
Fell, James C., et al. “Assessing the impact of twenty underage drinking laws.” Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs 77.2 (2016): 249-260.
Guo, Lan, et al. “Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among adolescents in China: a large-scale cross-sectional study.” Medicine 95.38 (2016).Saffer, Henry, and Michael Grossman. “13. Beer Taxes, the Legal Drinking Age, and Youth Motor Vehicle Fatalities.” Determinants of Health. Columbia University Press, 2017. 509-533.