Management News: Motivation

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In the health care industry there are many problems that management are faced with. One of those problems is motivation. Many health care organizations are always looking for a way to improve their organization by motivating their employees. Finding ways to motivate employees has been a continuous effort and is not a new concern to the health care industry. "Motivation is complex and multidimensional" (Zydziunaite & Egle, 2007). Personnel have developed seminars and online training to assist in finding new and interesting ways to motivate employees and to challenge their employees and make their work environment enjoyable to work in. The article, Improving motivation among health care workers in private health care organizations, explores motivation tools and concepts. Nurse supervisors need to make sure that nurses have a working environment that has qualities of job satisfaction, motivation and respectable results.

To have the ability to motivate others involves a creative mind, emotions and morale. Motivation is a desire, morale, or interest that changed into action. A manager's leadership approach and stamp of approval can influence job satisfaction and work motivation among health care staff. In the article Zydziunaite & Egle (2007) stated:

In private health care organization nurses practitioners are not treated as equal partners in team-working, have no possibilities to show the professional confidence and to manage the conflicts autonomously. But nurse practitioners are helpful, open, empathic, patient, and tolerant. Nurse executives realize the collaboration and conflict management competencies in full value, but they lack empathy and tolerance.

A manager's motivation for achievement reflects positively on his or her workers. This behavior of leadership increase productivity, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. If the health care supervisor is not like by their employees then the employees may function limitedly. Health care managers who are able to use personal charm to take advantage of the creative mood of staff can improve productivity.

There are many ways to improve motivation in the health care industry. One way can be done by having an employee suggestion box, this gives the employees a chance to give ideas and concerns with their job. "For example, one study of registered nurses found achievement, interpersonal relations, and the work itself to be major motivators" (Shortell & Kaluzny, 2006, p.97). It is vital to acknowledge that most motivational dilemmas have more than one reason and more than one explanation. "The cause is often an inadequate linkage between performance and rewards valued by the employee" (Shortell & Kaluzny, 2006, p.111). The immediate introduction of several equally supportive and regularly emphasizing motivation programs are probably most effective