Demotivation at workplace: strategies to overcome demotivation at workplace

This article discusses the issue of employee demotivation at the workplace and provides strategies to overcome it. It highlights the importance of human resource management and the role of effective leadership in keeping employees motivated. The article also suggests non-monetary incentives such as flexible working hours and reward-based systems to motivate employees. The subject is HRM and the document type is an article. The course code, course name, and college/university are not mentioned.

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Nestle
HRM

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Demotivation at workplace: strategies to overcome demotivation at
workplace
It is true that human resource plays an essential human asset in the organization. Success as
well as failure of company also depends on the capability and productivity of its human
resource. In recent time, without the proper contribution of human resource, it is not possible
to progress. Human resource management is seen as the essential key of achieving
competitive advantage for the organization. Therefore, the choice of getting the right kind of
people in order to form a team is an essential factor for getting success. In recent time,
organizations mostly emphasises on gaining high competitive advantage among all the firms
in the market. For gaining this, they have to largely depend on the human resource of the
organization. For getting the best result, it is essential to keep the employees motivated.
Employees or human resource is still the essential element for determining the success or
failure of the organization. They always contribute their huge efforts in the organization to
get better results for their action. However, in recent time, managers are facing the several
issues related to human resource in organization. Among all the problems, employee
demotivation is the serious issue that can affect the company in various aspects.
Several factors are related to the demotivation of employees in the organization. From the
reviews of Nestle employees, it has been reviewed that long working hours is the major
problem. It can affect the Nestle in various aspects. It can also happen that negative attitude;
low job satisfaction and lower commitment become the problem for Nestle employees. In this
way, lack of flexibility can become the serious issue for human resource of Nestle. It is true
that all employees have to get the flexible working time in order to be relaxed for some time.
No flexibility or less flexibility both can demotivate the staff in the organization. In addition
to this, poor leadership is also the growing issue that may lead to demotivation among the
staff members of Nestle. If strong or positive leadership is lacking in the organization, it may
affect the positive outlook of the team members and employee will start feeling demotivated
in the organization. It is true whenever employees are demotivated in the organization, it
must be due to lack of proper management. Due to increasing stress among the staff members
in the organization, demotivation among all the staff members can happen. It is true that
whenever employee will be stressed, it can form several issues such as conflict, workload. All
these factors may lead to demotivation among employees in the organization. According to
(), conflict among staff members is one of the demotivating factor as employees does not like

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to work in that organization where positive relationships does not exist. Some employees will
not come forward when it has any issue related to the fellow member. Due to the increasing
competition, organization is increasing the load to employees.
In order to overcome demotivation at workplace, there are several ways. The first best thing
is to set a good reward system. It is true that when employees know they will receive the
reward beyond their basis pay, they will be more motivated to do that task. By knowing this,
productivity will also increase. Organization can also set a particular target and if that
employee is go beyond that particular target, a specific reward can be linked. BY doing this,
employee will get motivated and likely to work more. Nestle can also effectively use this
technique in order to motivate its employees. In recent time, those organizations are more
successful who have best incentives besides salary. This helps the organization to motivate
their employees in best and effective manner. In addition to this, company can also display
the motivated behaviour. It is required by the owner or manage to show its team that he is
also motivated to do its own job. This behaviour will automatically motivate its employee as
they also feel that employer is interested in them. By doing this, Nestle can also conduct
regular meeting with the staff members regarding their own expectations as well as
manager’s perception. In every organization, the actions of manager determine the action of
its employees and staff members. It is also essential to engage the staff member sin the
atmosphere of team. As it is in the nature of every human being to keep, attach themselves
that is something bigger than him or her. By including staff, members in an atmosphere of
team can easily motivate the employees in any organization. Nestle can adopt this strategy by
feeling that employees are the backbone of company. It is also seen that the powerful
demotivation is the spread of negativity at workplace environment. When any employee will
have the negative personality, it can easily bring down the whole workforce. Therefore, by
identifying these kinds of people, Nestle can keep that employee privately and improve that
attitude by taking proper action in this regard. Organization can also motivate that employee
by linking some benefits with it. This will lead the atmosphere positive for each member of
the organization.
In addition to the monetary benefits, employees are also motivated by the non-monetary
benefits. Among those, non-monetary benefits, effective leadership are the best way to keep
employees motivated at workplace. It can be seen that leaders are the passport for employees.
Therefore, companies can boost the morale of employee by including them in decision-
making and leading them in best and effective manner. Setting the clear expectations and

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high standards, focusing on professional and personal development are some of the non-
monetary benefits that can increase the motivation of employees at workplace. Honest and
regular communication is also the parameters of effective leadership. It is one the essential
factor in the motivation of employee. Those leaders who are supportive, they will work
closely with the employees in organization. Effective leaders works as a role model by
holding high standards of accountability as an example for employees. Nestle can start the
assumption by stating its employees as dedicated as well as skilled. Human resource as a
greatest asset wants to know their value as an individual. Therefore, it is significant for
organizations encourage employees for displaying their personal items of aspiration. By
adding this, Nestle can also keep its work routine easier and can improve the work morale in
organization. It is known that employees spend their most of the time in organization. The
work environment is therefore required to something positive. Employees likely to give more
productivity and keep them motivated in healthy and positive environment.
Nestle can maintain some sort of motivation at office by keeping things new and lively. It can
also break the work or task so that employees come to know their weaknesses and can
improve this. This helps the employees to feel motivated as they also think that organization
care for their career growth by helping them to improve themselves. Motivation can also tie
to job satisfaction. Supportive leadership can do everything possible by eliminating the
dissatisfaction as uncertainty regarding the future. Beginning of employee shareholder
program can also help in motivating the employees at workplace. By providing this,
employees also feel that they are part of the organization. Therefore, it is essential to permit
employees to purchase the shares in discount rate. By properly adopting this strategy, Nestle
can motivate the employees in organization. Sometimes flexible working schedule also assist
the organization in motivating the employees at workplace. It is true that many employees
have some issues or situation that requires them to work in flexible working hour
organization. In this way, adoption of this technique can help the Nestle to motivate its
employees. By rewarding good work of employee can also help increase the quality of work
as well as motivate the staff members in organization.
In the limelight of above discussion, it can be concluded that human resource holds an strong
position in the organization. By taking employees as an essential asset in the organization, it
can keep the positive environment at workplace. Nestle organization is facing some issue that
keeps the employees demotivated at workplace. Poor or ineffective leadership keeps the
employees demotivated at Nestle workplace that required to be improving for keeping the

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workplace happy. In today’s time, for successful leading the organization, it is essential to
use the effective strategies of motivation. Besides monetary incentives, some of the non-
monetary incentives can also assist the organization in motivate its employees in better way.
Among all the non-monetary incentives, flexible working hours and reward basis is of great
help in the organization.

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