Discussion Topic #4

Concept and Brief Description:

Designing Jobs that Motivate
It is important to have a job that is both motivating and enjoyable. That is why some companies design jobs that motivate their employees. If a job is motivating, the employee will be more likely to enjoy working, therefore they will stay at the company for a longer period of time. This not only cuts costs for the company but they also have more effective employees that are loyal to the company.
There are many ways to design a job that is motivating. If companies would just use more of these motivational options, employee retainment would be higher.

Emotional Hook:

How would you enjoy a job that you hated going to because it was repetitious, doing the same thing day in and day out, without seeing anything through the whole process, and having somebody telling you what to do constantly? Would you stay at that job for long?

Key Points to Elicit in Discussion:

There are certain things a company can do to make the job motivating for the employee. Some of these things are skill variety, task significance, autonomy, flexible schedules, telework, and job enrichment, just to name a few.

Facilitative Questions:

Wouldn't a job be more exciting and motivating if you were able to work with others on a project that is important and has a purpose in the company? Wouldn't you be more motivated to do a good job if others were counting on you to complete your part of the project?