The crisis facing Middlefield Hospital exists due to poor management in the workforce. The leadership and employee relation strategies employed did not work and little action or no action seems to have been taken in order to mitigate this problem. Hence the situation being observed is the end result of the past actions. The strategies to be employed in an effort to restore the reputation of the hospital entails therefore all actions involved in employee relation as well as motivation. The most important assets in any organization are the employees that the organization has. This employees have the potential to create business as well as destroy the organization reputation. In the case of Middlefield Hospital, the situation at hand is a case …show more content…
The management needs to identify that employees need to frequent updates in where they and the organization are. Feedback on how the organization is fairing helps the employees to find out where there is need to improve. In this case, the employee can work harder or can improve on their current situation whereas the organization gains too. This strategy does not consume most of the organizations resources except a little of the time. However, if the evaluation is done by an external body, this may require the organization to pay for the …show more content…
This explains the situation in Middlefield Hospital that has seen patients moving to the competitor hospital. The patients at Middlefield complain of poor service which a former doctor echoes in his remarks of having to use the facilities of the nearby hospitals. The following strategies should be employed in order to boost the employee morale at Middlefield Hospital. Care for the employees; the morale of employees is uplifted when they feel the organization cares for their needs. The organization should ensure that they are up to date with employee`s personal details and events such as their birthdays. This enhances the relationship with the employees and ensures that this employee feel recognized and valued in the organization. This also enhances the employee`s pride in working for the organization, which is reciprocated in their productivity. As a strategy of increasing the employee morale, the organization should focus on giving the employees a reason for commitment. The management of Middlefield Hospital should develop a clear and concise vision and mission for the organization and the workforce. The vision and mission ensures that the employees all work for a common goal which is to achieve better performance for the