Name: Gustavo Molina
Topic: Emotions & Dissonance
Memo #: 2
Option: 2
Date: 02/20/2006

One of the biggest challenges as managers is to keep employees motivated. People are so different and that is exactly where the issue lies on. But we all know that motivation has a direct impact on productivity and outcome. Nadler and Lawler in their article "Motivation: A Diagnostic Approach" talk how "Different People Have Different Types of Needs, Desires and Goals". If as managers we are capable of identifying these motives, we will have a very strong tool to maintain and improve the organization's performance.
A big difficulty comes when you have many people reporting to you; it takes times to know everyone. When I started working at Neutrogena I had around thirty people reporting to me. I performed a similar job in Peru but only had five people under me. In Peru we don't expect more than our salary; we don't have any stability so jobs are valued. I treated people with......

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Title: Emotions & Dissonance
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