Kenneth Lien
Aug 24, 2015
.John PI
MGT/312

Motivation is Key
What is motivation to you? How does it make you a better person in an organization behavioral standpoint? Is motivation supposed to help you? Or are you supposed to apply how you were motivated to others to create a better working environment for your employee to flourish? Motivation is what keeps everyone going and enjoy where they are in business. To have a successful business you want to be able to motivate your employees to do better because they all want to be where you currently are one day and to do that they need guidance. Guidance to make someone succeed will allow you to motivate yourself and others around you. The simulation test I took put me really high when it came to having a lot of hope, optimism, resiliency, and efficiency. I agree for the most part on what it says I score high on because I do have all that quality.
To work in a positive organization you need to be motivated or the motivator. My boss currently always motivates me every day because he always tells me he sees a lot of potential in me to achieve anything I want as long as I do not give up and keep up the work I provide. I’ve been working with the company for almost six years and I’ve only been growing more and more as I continue to work side by side with my boss. When I first started this job I had no experience what so ever but with the training I got I was able to be his number one seller when at the store. As he got promoted and left to work at the corporate office my motivation was not the same anymore. I wasn’t able to look forward to go in and work because it just wasn’t the same. The boss at the time never promoted me as I worked with him for almost three years and it was just something I had to get away from. I then decided to leave the company and when my boss who got promoted heard I left he fought for me to come back and work for him at the corporate office. He told me if I stayed with him and did what I provided at the store at the office I one day will take his position. Currently my boss got promoted once again and what do you know I proved myself and I ended up taking his position and have more important roles with the company as now I’m the boss of the boss at the store I didn’t like working for. Having positive organizational behavior towards your employee is good because it allows them to know they mean something to the organization. No one wants to feel like they are constantly being talked down upon as morale will be down.
Having hope in the organization you work for is always good because you have set yourself a goal you want to achieve. When I applied for the job I was asked why I wanted to work for the company and my answer was to provide the absolute best customer service, and be in your positon and be able to one day run a store or company. Having a goal is always good for an organization because that means you have something you need work towards. If you feel like you have given it your all and still is struggling to reach your goal than you would want to ask what you are not doing to get where you want to be. Having a goal in your organization is like having a life. What I mean by that is in life you want to grow up, graduate, have a job you love, have a significant other and then comes family. Those are all goals that everyone wants to be someday. Thinking like that with the goal you wish to achieve will only make it that much sweeter when you reach your goal. Again as stated you need to be motivated to be the motivator. My engagement as an employee doesn’t affect my job performance as I’m always the same. When I come in to work I’m in my own zone. I come in to the office and without anyone asking I’m running reports for the company, I’m taking initiative by taking more task to keep myself busy but to let my organization know that I take my job seriously and I want to climb that ladder someday take over a company and run it the way I want.
Herzberg motivation theory is something that is dissatisfaction vs. satisfaction. I’ve been with the company for almost six years and I always work without complaining because I love what I do and I’m always recognized for it. Each day I come in to work I’m given more responsibility because they know I can handle it and know that I will make sure it’s done properly. My boss told me that he appreciates what I bring to the table.
When working with a positive organizational behavior you want to be extrinsic because when your hard work is noticed you are rewarded not because want it but because you earned it and was given to you. Extrinsic means “motivation refers to our tendency to perform activities for known external rewards, whether they be tangible (e.g., money) or psychological (e.g., praise) in nature." Everyone should appreciate their job if you like it because hard work will be noticed and it will be awarded but do not go fishing for the reward as no one likes a push over.
How McGregor X and Y theory aid job performance for me is easy as the theory is x dislike their job and does not like going in to work as they are not motivated. However the Y theory assumes “Take responsibility and are motivated to fulfill the goals they are given, seek and accept responsibility and do not need much direction and consider work as a natural part of life and solve work problems imaginatively” as stated in an article I read. I agree with that theory as I’m always taking responsibility and always motivated to go in to work and make a difference. I’m also a fast learner so I am always accepting multiple responsibility and only need to be taught one and I will know what I’m doing.
Self-determination is something everyone should have when working in a positive organization. The definition for self-determination theory is “is that people are activity directed toward growth. Gaining mastery over challenges and taking in new experiences are essential for developing a cohesive sense of self.” Self-determination is when you set a goal and you are determined to reach it and won’t let anything get in your way.

References:
Elizabeth, E. (). Herzberg's Motivators and Hygiene Factors. Retrieved from http ://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/herzberg-motivators-hygiene-factors.htm

Elizabeth, E. (). Theory X and Theory Y. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/ article/newLDR_74.htm

Kendra, C. (). What Is Extrinsic Motivation?. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/ eindex/f/extrinsic-motivation.htm

Kendra, C. (). What is Self Determination Theory?. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/ od/motivation/f/self-determination-theory.htm