Passion, fairness, being fed up with the current systems in place, or lack their of led to enraged employees in Ghana holding managers hostage in their offices. This article stuck out to me for several reasons. Some of the things I highlighted while reading this article were management styles, conflicts in the work place, and knowing your role. Although holding a manager hostage is illegal, what are some of the ways to get management's attention to meet the needs of employees. Also as an aspiring manager how to develop problem solving strategies to avoid a hostage take over. In all seriousness these workers complained of unhealthy working conditions, unfair wages, special treatment of management, and managers not knowing their role in the organization. "management crisis as the managing director, instead of executing his day-to-day activities and seeing to the overall management of the company, he prefers to take over the responsibilities of the Human Resource Manager."
The article also touched on a very common issue that I've recognized in the non-profit sector, promotional policies and compensation. In the non-profit arena that I've been in, promotions are few and far between and compensation for the long hours, and dedication is non existent. In these instances managers must find other ways to encourage work productivity. Many people are passionate about what they do but often realize they receive the short end of the stick so to speak. As a manager how would you deal with this down fall before a hostage take over happens. How do you relate to your employees that they are appreciated; that their work is valued, and that their are other benefits for the work they do.
http://www.modernghana.com/news/78021/1/irate-workers-take-management-hostage.html
Shawnta Washington
Usually, there is not financial incentive when people work for the public sector, that’s why it is important to understand the human behavior and analyze what kind of organizational culture we are dealing with. When there is not financial incentive to motivate employees, managers and leaders must find other ways to keep their workers motivated, such us strength their relationships trough communication and mutual respect. Equally important is to get to know your worker, who is the individual beyond his race, color or background , the employee will feel appreciated, valuable and will make him feel like he belongs to the company and that his input is important to achieve the organizational goals. People with leadership positions in the public sector must be tougher, more analytical and creative than people in other sectors, because they need to come up with strategies that will overcome the limitations present when working with the public sector.
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