The Strategy That Wouldn't Travel: Teams
In the case study, "The Strategy That Won't Travel," two major components of business stood out; motivation and teamwork. In the case study the motivation for the workers at the Wichita plant was to keep their jobs. Their teamwork progressed thanks to suggestions made by the very workers whose jobs were at stake. Over time, the different types of workers learned to work together and as a whole the Wichita plant secured its survival.
Now, imagine that you are leading a branch of a different company in a different industry (the specifics are not incredibly important for this example). All of the employees in your branch work in an office building, so there is no large job division such as the division seen at the Wichita plant between the engineers and miners. Also, your branch is not on the chopping block. However, upper management wants your branch to be more productive and it is up to you to motivate your employees. How do you go about succeeding in this task? What motivation can you use? How do you strengthen the teamwork of your employees?
Comments
Posted by: Meredith Myers
Posted on: September 23, 2006 04:47 PM
Hello, Vincent,
I really like the hypothetical scenario you posted in your blog. I am interested to know how YOU would answer your own questions!
I look forward to your future posts,
Meredith
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