Green Posted Date: July 30, 2017 3:29 PMStatus:Published
Running head: REPLY 2
DB Response to Chris Wells
Working in a Group
Working in a group has always been difficult as I had to learn each individuals working style and delegate work that would work toward each person’s strengths. In groups establishing roles whether they are task or maintenance are beneficial to the ultimate success of the team. In high school I learned it was necessary to meet with my teams regularly to ensure that we were on task for assignments to meet each individual deadline. For me, formal groups are more beneficial as it provides a more direct opportunity to engage with it team member. This also allows for every one to hold each accountable for
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An individual’s work ethic and desire to do “good” work can motivate them in ways that their manager cannot. But satisfaction and motivation are two very different things and although an individual maybe motivated to do the work, they may not be satisfied with the work they are doing or the acknowledgment of the work they are doing. As the Bible states in Acts, 20:35, in all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” You bring your brain to work. You bring your emotions to work. Feelings drive performance. They drive behavior and other feelings. Think of people as emotion conductors (Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Do Positive and Negative Attitudes Drive Performance, …show more content…
Which now I understand why our managers feel as if they must micro-manage our team. Our managers are always popping up and hovering over us to the point they are sometimes doing the work themselves. So I understand why Theory X is applied to this group as there only true motivation is overtime, bonuses and consequences. In the bible, Colossians 3:23 states, “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” regardless of our station in life, God is the one ultimately judging all we do, so all of our service is really for Him. From the mistreated staff to the highest-paid leader, every person is called to work for God's honor.
Motivation varies from one individual to the next even more so in the workplace. Some are motivated by money, some by power, and some by the sheer acknowledgement of their work. Roughly motivation can be described as the reason we as individuals do the things we do. As outlined in the text, motivation refers to the psychological processes that underlie the direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior or thought (Kinicki & Fugate,