In the book of Romans, Paul writes to the Christians living in Rome about treating people with respect regardless of where they are in their social status. He advocated to the Christians, that Christ taught and treated people with the utmost respect regardless of their race, age, sex, status, or abilities. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. ("Bible Gateway passage: Romans 12:16 - New International Version," n.d.). Paul’s words spoke truth at the time and are still relevant in dealing with two issues in my work center. When a new person arrives to the work center, supervisors are not always as willing to mentor them appropriately. Some assume …show more content…
Recognition programs have not changed in years and as a result, the same people seem to always win them. Employees are motivated differently especially if age is a factor. What motivates a 18-year-old is not the same thing that motivates a 48-year-old. As the workforce gets older, the interaction of age groups becomes more relevant. The US population and workforce are getting older, and the workforce includes greater generational differences than ever before. We already see four generations of employees working together, soon to be joined by a fifth (Kinicki & Fugate, 2018, p. 144). A manager should respect age differences and understand the different age traits in order to understand how to motivate and maximize employee performance. Understanding age differences also helps to understand that different age employees will be motivated in different ways. A type of external motivator are flexible benefits which allow each employee to individually tailor his benefit package ("Lesson 3 motivation in the workplace," n.d.). “Overall, research on age and work motives suggests that as individuals’ grow older they are motivated to work for organizations and jobs that fulfill autonomy and achievement needs…older workers are not as motivated to work for organizations or jobs based upon compensation, the desire to foster instrumental relationships, or to fulfill needs of