or. Organizational members are allowed to choose their work activities and take significant personal risks. This autonomous work structure puts individuals in control of their own destinies – those who savor the high-risk, high-reward work environment will flourish in this type of environment. Examples of companies employing this method are Hambrecht & Quist, BMC Software, and Vail Ski and Snowboard School.Motivational ImplementationThe tenor of the membership in an organization is set from the inception of the relationship. Employees should be invested in from the first day on the job. Watching a video and reading the mission statement are not enough – this is the best chance to inculturate new employees so that the values and mission of the organization are made personal and a part of the individual. Because of the importance, training should be done by the leaders who best exemplify the organization’s values and mission, not nubile workers who barely understand the organization themselves. The importance of stressing values cannot be overstated.Prepare every organizational member, from every level, to be a leader. Preparing leaders of all members effects the organization positively in several ways. This increases the leadership available, empowers employees, and boosts morale. Leaders inspire people, and inspired people buy into the values and perform accordingly.Another great method of motivating organization members is to create work teams. True teams are rare phenomena within organizations. Despite widespread consensus supporting the concept of teams, most leaders form single-leader groups and call them teams. A team should draw motivation from the mission and goals of the organization, not from autocratic leaders. By creating these teams, workers will be more productive and effective because they will be working to accomplish goals and fulfill missions that they believe in, not following orders. E...
