(Optional) Identify strategies for motivating employees.
Identification should include
- positive motivation
- rewarding employee loyalty
- personal recognition
- positive work environment
- individual responsibility for and pride in product quality
- monetary compensation
- importance of leading by example
- profit sharing/stock options
- promoting from within
- articulating a vision
- speaking directly.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What motivational factors in the workplace are most effective? Why? What motivates you?
- What are the consequences of a company failing to provide incentives?
- How can a company encourage creativity?
- What is the difference between internal motivation and external motivation? What are the benefits of each?
- What are the pros and cons of a company promoting from within?
- How is the work environment related to employee motivation?
- What are examples of negative motivation?
- How do you build employee pride in the company/product?