Motivating Employees-Empowered and Appreciated
FLIGHT 001 1. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which basic needs did Shank's old boss fail to meet? Explain why the needs have not been met. What could be done to meet these missing needs?
After viewing the video and learning and listening to these employees problems and how they work it is safe to say the Flight 001 is a growing company with strong intensions as well motivate employees that help keep the brand strong and successful. According to Shank’s old bosses they failed to meet where the motivation steps to help the rest of the work force to be loyal to the company and behind the name. Her old bosses where just their in person but not in heart or mind, they just showed up to the job as a job not as a career. When your boss comes to your store and he or she doesn’t have the skill to show the rest of the crew that they are behind the brand or team then that negativity will show on the employees and how they work in the future. A boss must show interest in this position as well as the job to help show other employees that his job isn’t just a paycheck, it’s a lot more and should be treated as a career instead of something to get by.

2. Use the Expectancy Theory and/or the Equity Theory of motivation to explain how feeling underpaid might affect the work of a Flight 001 associate and what a manager can do to increase the employee's motivation.
Well after seeing the video the crew at Flight 001 is a strong crew and follows the brand name as well as live by it. The manager or owners at Flight 001 show the Equity Theory of motivation by having the ability to have open contact with the owners by a simple phone call. Each employee there feels like they are a part of group instead of a small piece of a puzzle that can be overlooked or under appreciated. The manager’s role in employee motivation is