EMPLOYEE

INVOLVEMENT
What is Employee Involvement?

The direct participation of staff to help an

organization fulfill its mission and meet its
objectives by applying their own ideas, expertise,
and efforts towards solving problems and making
decisions.
 Involving employees, empowering them, and
bringing them into decision making process provides
the opportunity for continuous process improvement.
The untapped ideas, innovations, and creative thoughts
of employees can make the difference between success
and failure.
 The employee involvement meaning is all
about the opportunities you give your employees
to help make decisions at their workplace. The
employee involvement meaning refers to the
direct interaction between management and
employees that encourages workers to take
ownership of the outcome of a project
 7.1 EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
 Effective communication is about more than just exchanging
information. It’s about understanding the emotion and intentions
behind the information. As well as being able to clearly convey a
message, you need to also listen in a way that gains the full meaning of
what’s being said and makes the other person feel heard and
understood.
 Effective communication is the life wire of any
organization regardless of its size or nature. If properly
used it is an instrument for effective job performance,
and serves as an index for employ motivation and the
resultant high productivity. There is no doubt too that if
systems and organization are to function well, the
information one intend to communicate must not only
be well developed but is must be well communicated.
Effective Communication Barrier:

• Stress and out-of-control emotion

• Lack of focus

• Inconsistent body language

• Negative body language

7.2 EMPLOYEE
MOTIVATION
What is Employee Motivation?
• Is the level of energy, workersbring their job. Whether the economy is
growing or shriking, finding ways to motivate employees is always a
management concern. Competing theories stress either incentives or
employee involvement (empowerment).
Top 10 factors motivate employees
1. Appreciation or recognition for a job well done
2. Being in the know about company matters
3. An understanding attitude from the management
4. Job security
5. Good wages
6. Interesting work
7. Career advancement opportunities
8. Loyalty from management
9. Good working condition
10. Factful discipline
Types of Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation
&
Extrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation
• Deciding to do something Autonomy
because you are interested in it Belonging
and enjoy doing it. Your reasons
are internal, they come from Curiosity
within you, and you are not Love
driven by other people or by an Learning
end of result or outcome.
Mastery
Meaning
Extrinsic Motivation
• Deciding to do something Badges
because you are told you have to Competition
do it by someone else. Doing
something because of external Fear of failure
factors, such as needing to Fear of punishment
achieve a goal, wanting to get a Gold star
reward, or seeking to avoid a
disadvantage. Money
Points
Rewards
7.3 EMPLOYEES
SAFETY
• Safety of workers refers to the provision of a safe environment, safe
equipment and safe procedures in the workplace in order to ensure
workers’ health and safety. While organizations certainly have a moral
obligation to ensure the safety of workers, an unsafe workplace can
also have serious legal and financial consequences for employers.
• Workplaces are generally complex environments with competing and
conflicting demands. That can make ensuring the safety of workers
challenging. However, organizations that maintain a good health and
safety environment for workers may increase employee morale and
efficiency, which can ultimately contribute to the organization’s
growth and profitability.
Workplace safety can be achieved by:
• Providing workers with safety training and instruction
• Providing workers with proper personal protective equipment
• Creating a safe working environment, safe equipment and safe
procedures that limit any threats to worker health and safety
• Setting up adequate safety supervison
• Ensuring workers aren’t subject to extreme mental and physical
fatigue
• Ensuring that the hours of work do not adversely affect worker safety
and health
7.4 TEAMWORK
Teamwork
• Is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to
complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. This concept
is seen within the greater framework of a team, which is a group
of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common
goal.
• All team members actively participate.
• Members communicate openly.
• Conflict is effectively managed.
• Domination by one or two members is avoided.
• Decisions are critically analyzed.
• All members share team leadership.
• Disruptive behavior is confronted by the team.
• Team membership is rewarding and enjoyable.
7.6 PERFOMANCCE
APPRAISAL
What is a Performance Appraisal?

• A performance appraisal is a regular review of an employee's job

performance and overall contribution to a company. Also known as an
"annual review," "performance review or evaluation," or "employee
appraisal," a performance appraisal evaluates an employee’s skills,
achievements and growth, or lack thereof. Companies use
performance appraisals to give employees big-picture feedback on
their work and to justify pay increases and bonuses, as well
as termination decisions. They can be conducted at any given time
but tend to be annual, semi-annual or quarterly