Argument on the Significance of Organizational Culture - Coursework Example

Leadership style is another organizational context that influences motivation and the transformational leadership style that empowers and motivates follower is an example. Even though your proposed motivational strategy is also rational, more target-specific approaches such as bonuses, sponsored training and education, and promotions are alternative motivational strategies because of their utility effects on employees (Roussel, 2013).  

Response to Stac’s post
Your description of the Pygmalion effect is comprehensive and simple, thereby facilitating an understanding of the theory. The description, however, omits the subconscious scope of the effect that may mediate leadership effects on motivation. A leader, upon realizing that a target is less motivated, may offer less input towards motivation than in a case of perceived motivated individuals (Lepsinger, 2010). Based on the subconscious concept, I would recommend impartiality in goal setting in order to optimize the overall level of motivation through all the employees. This identifies the spreading of risk because while partiality may discourage the employees who are perceived to be lowlily motivated, the rest of the employees may not meet their target and their number may be small. An analytical approach to strike a balance for motivating all of the employees would therefore yield better collective results.