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Organization:

The organization I chose is my current employer. For those that may not know, is an international provider of insurance plans and health services dedicated to improve the health, wellbeing, and sense of security in those we serve. I work under the health management branch of the that designs wellness programs for large scale corporations that have medical benefits through our company. We have offices based in Pittsburgh, PA, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Plano, Texas. Division wide we have roughly 1,200 staffed employees across the country.

Current Motivational Program:

Currently, provides tools and resources needed for all their employees to stay motivated and perform at a high level. They accomplish this through many aspects that any employee can appreciate. For, motivation is through the benefits they offer to current staff. First, many healthcare professionals ranging from doctors to health educators worked long, tedious schedules with their former employers with hardly any time off. prides itself in starting their employees with 4 weeks paid vacation from start date. The use of this benefit is mandatory that can reflect poorly on end of year performance reviews if not utilized. It's safe to say work/life balance is important to the company and is very appreciated by staff. A shift differential payment is also given for those that may work with customers who are in opposite time zones. Second, to enhance one's knowledge and as part of an employee development action plan, offers 2-educational reimbursement programs that can cover up to $8,000 per calendar year. has even aligned themselves with certain schools that can offer admission fee waivers and discounts on tuition/certifications. Third, to keep a little more change in their employee's pockets, offers free parking at all their sites and free use of a corporate fitness center that includes weight machines, treadmills, ellipticals, and group exercise classes. Finally, employee salaries rank at the top of their industry.

What would you do to improve the current plan?

Health management division has certain performance guarantees that need to be met by the end of the benefits calendar. Generally, we do not see these reports but hear about how important they are all the time. By making these more visual to staff on a monthly basis, we can set up an incentive system to increase employee motivation. According to studies, those programs that offer tangible incentives in some form of money or award see performance increase by 22%. With those programs that are team based such as mine, performance increased by nearly 45%. Bonner, Hastie, Sprinkle, and Young (2000) state incentive systems such as quotas and competition amongst colleagues improve motivation and performance in my