Low morale among employees decreases their productivity. Many organizations realize losses because of it. There are many ways of boosting it so that employee’s grievances are kept at minimum.
Our jobs can turn to be miserable and make us stressful because of low morale. This arises when our authorities scold us and continuously interrupt us while in the process of executing our duties. Sometimes,
we find ourselves working with people who don’t want to co-operate when it comes to team work.
Poor working conditions results to low morale. This makes you to have a negative attitude about your job and makes you not to give your best. Organizations make losses due to low productivity. Alexander A. Leighton defines morale as, “Morale is the capacity of a group of people to pull together persistently and consistently in pursuit of a common purpose.”
It is satisfaction on your job and the general attitude you have towards your company that determines productivity. If employees who are working as a team have high morale, then desired productivity is achieved. This also makes the job not to be stressful to them. It motivates them. It reduces labor turn over, wastage of resources and avoids strikes thus it keeps employees grievances at minimum.
Nine Ways of Avoiding Low Morale
1. Good Working Conditions
This includes provision of health services, employee’s safety, welfare services, regulation of working hours, proper wage policy etc. All these help in creating job interest among the employees.
2. Enlarging the Job
If there are many departments of the same work created by the organization, then the employees won’t feel demoralized. They’re rotated frequently to various departments hence learning new skills pertaining to those departments.
3. Praising Employees
If employees are praised by their seniors about their job performance, then they have a sense of belonging and importance. This motivates them.
4. Freedom of Employees
Employees should be given freedom in their jobs. This makes them to perform their work with confidence.
5. Good Treatment of Employees
If authorities continuously interrupt employees when performing their job, then they may have a negative attitude. The authorities should not abuse employees as this lowers their respect which in turn leads to low morale. Authorities should treat them kindly.
6. Provision of Financial and Non Financial Incentives
When employees are assured of job security, given employees benefits, their social status recognized, credited for the work done etc, then they have satisfaction in their work and high morale.
7. Allowing Employees to Participate in Management
This is the most effective way of making employees to work better and to eliminate negative attitudes towards their work. It creates confidence and sense of belonging.
8. Solving Employees Grievances
If the management department that is concerned with employees listens and solves grievances, then low morale is eliminated.
9. Proper Promotion of Employees
If employees are promoted without any prejudice, they have a positive attitude towards their job and the organization. This increases their productivity.
