How Do Leaders Motivate Employees? Discussion

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Most organizational leaders agree that motivating employees is key to organizational productivity. As a result, organizational leaders have long struggled to determine the formula for motivating their employees, from vacation time to family benefits, to intrinsic rewards such as personal satisfaction from serving the community, state, or nation. In addition to individual preferences for motivational strategies, employees who work for certain kinds of organizations may find some commonality in motivators. For those who work in the public sector, effective motivational strategies may be quite different than they would be for those in a for-profit organization.

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider various strategies used to motivate employees in public and nonprofit organizations. Then, think about a public or nonprofit organization in the United States with which you are familiar; select two motivational strategies you believe would be most effective in that organization given the leadership style of one leader you are familiar and the motivational needs of his/her subordinates.

The assignment 1-1.5 pages must include:

  • a brief description of the public or nonprofit organization you selected
  • describe at least two motivational strategies you believe would be most effective for employees in the organization, and explain why
  • explain how you might apply these strategies in the organization. Be specific.

Resources you will need to get:

  • Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., & Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
    • Chapter 3, “How to Find and Keep Good People (pp. 47–74)
    • Chapter 4, “Developing Effective Working Relationships” (pp. 75–90)
  • Northouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications.
    • Chapter 6, “Path-Goal Theory” (pp. 117-138)

Resources Provided:

  • Laureate Education. (2014a). Decision making in the federal government: The Wallace S. Sayre Model. Baltimore, MD: Author.
  • Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370–396.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Perry, J. L., Hondeghem, A., & Wise, L. R. (2010). Revisiting the motivational bases of public service: Twenty years of research and an agenda for the future. Public Administration Review, 70(5), 681–690.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Trinka, J. (n.d.). What’s a manager to do? From GovLeaders.org. Retrieved from http://govleaders.org/whats_a_manager_to_do.htm

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