Post on 17-Dec-2015
Employee Productivity
Rachel Waldo
Brett Corday
Abby Martin
Motivation & Incentives
Our Goal:
Productivity Measures
How Technology Measures Employee Productivity
Role of Motivation and Incentives on Productivity
Potential Issues of Motivation and Incentives
Case Studies
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Incentive for Cube, Inc Employees
Performance Evaluation!
Which shift was most successful?
What was the best motivator?
The types of Measures and how Technology helps
Productivity Measures
Single Factor Productivity
This is the easiest and most simple type of productivity measure.
A Ratio That Equals 1=1
One Input = One Output
Labor Productivity Measure
A ratio that is single factor, but only involving inputs and outputs associated with labor
For Example:Input = Output
Hours Worked = Products Produced6 Hrs Worked = 6 Products Produced,
A ratio of 1=1
Multi-Factor Productivity
Output equals the approximation of different inputs
For example:
3 hrs worked + ≈3 machine hours = 6 products produced
M.H. approximated to test productivity
A Word of Caution
Because some inputs are ≈, final decisions are sometimes inaccurate.
Inputs like prices, are sensitive and should be accounted for
Productivity measures are served best when in comparison of a hypothetical scenario, (or company.) This tests efficiency
Technology and Production Measures
How time and activities are allocated is important to improve employee or manufacturing productivity,
Need to measure the information accurately
A time study for process improvement can help streamline production
Time and Activity Allocation
How are time and activities allocated?
Traditional methods of gathering time are awkward
The question is:
How can we monitor production times accurately?
The Answer:
The Time Corder
Advantages of Time Corder
Gets employees involved in the productivity study
It is easy to use Easy to analyze data collected Helps with overall process improvement Improves time management
The effect Motivation and Incentives has on Productivity
The Results of Motivation and Incentives
Why study and apply motivation?
Human capital is your most important capital
Treat colleagues as human beings
Well motivated employees are more productive and creative.
Effects on Productivity
• The goal of a manager is to get their employees to produce effectively and efficiently
• Motivation is the key to performance improvement
• This can be done through incentives
• Motivation is intangible, it drives all human action, and it is the energy source for employees.
Why it works!
The Potential issues of Motivation and Incentive
Issues of Motivation and Incentives
Potential Issues with Incentives
Alfie Kohn Dehumanizing Competition not Cooperation Best for “Mindless” tasks Short-term benefits
Pay-for-Performance Automotive Industry
Alignment with Goals U.S. Healthcare Fictional Fires
Potential Issues with Performance Measures Culture of Distrust “Gut Reactions” to Normal Variations Unclear Communications Unsupportive of Organizational Objectives
Innovation: The Role of Motivation &Incentives
Theory of Motivation Hygiene Factor Motivation Factor
The Innovation Factor Sense of Control Autonomy Credit for the Outcome
Case Study
“The soul of Google is rapid innovation” - David A. Vise, The Google Story
Innovation and
Google’s Culture
Pajama Day,2005
Google's Europeanheadquarters
in Dublin
Google Founder’s Award
Google’s Finances
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$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Net Income Revenue
Google’s Stock Value
Similarities: Control Data & Google
Culture Lack of Bureaucracy Strong Customer Focus
Knowledge Workers Needs Acute Knowledge Supportive Infrastructure Risks/Failures
Motivating People to Volunteer at the Baltimore National Aquarium
Case Study
What makes you Volunteer?
To Learn
Satisfaction 98% of adults believe that a great deal of satisfaction is
gained by volunteering
Be an example for family and friends Time is one of their most valued commodities.
Relationships are highly valued Interact with others
Volunteers prefer to be creative as they solve problems.
Does it match up?
Learn
Satisfaction
Be an example
Relationship
solve problems.
Trained and tested for each specific job
Weekly distributions showing the difference being done
Live the mission of the Aquarium
Eat together, have dinner and celebrate as groups
Input is important, treated as staff
How good are they?
Designed in 1977
600 active volunteers
Model that many other organizations copy
Clear mission and goals
Making a difference on the environment
“Running a world-class volunteer program demands the same standards of excellence as any well-run corporate business,” says Audrey Suhr, director of volunteer services and staff development at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Questions?
Thank you for your participation and for listening.