Methods of motivating employee under stress in different sectors

1. Methods of keeping
Employees Motivated in
Stressful Times
Adewole Adegbola | Emmanuel Adeosun | Ravi Chandra

2. Agenda
 Introduction
 Types of workplace stress
 Methods of motivating employee under stress in different sectors
 Healthcare
 Engineering
 Finance/Accounting
 Conclusion

3.  Stress: Stress is described as a state of mental or emotional strain
or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances
 Workplace Stress :
 Positive stress (Eustress):is a stress that creates a positive
of excitement when an employee or individual perceives stress
as an opportunity
 Negative stress (Distress): is a stress that creates a feeling of
discomfort when an employee or an individual perceives
as a challenge which often leads to frustration.
Introduction

4. Flexibility of working hours
Changing one’s work schedule.
Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Financial Incentives
Increase in salary/pay,
allowance and bonus

5. Access to peer mentoring
Guidance from experienced
work colleagues
Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Setting time for breaks and
relaxation
Taking short breaks during
working hours

6. Organizational support
Informational, Emotional and
Instrumental
Methods of
motivating employee
under stress

7. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Healthcare
Valdez and Nichols
(2013)
 When:
 Pandemic
 Natural disasters
 Terrorist attack
 Reaction:
 Voluntary absenteeism

8. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Healthcare
 Methods:
 Ensure the safety of healthcare workers
 Design programs to meet psychological needs
 Establish a psychological support network
 Ensure there is legal protection for healthcare workers
 Provide extensive disaster training

9. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Engineering/Construction
 When:
 Continuous project rework and overtime
 Confusion on project scope/deliverables
 Exposure to persistent lack of recognition of
efforts
 Reaction:
 Improper work morals
 Voluntary Absenteeism
 Picketing
The Business
Roundtable
(1982)

10. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Engineering/Construction
 Methods:
 Work Facilitation
 Creation of safe work environment
 Flexible work schedules
 Communication
 Training and proper recognition

11. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Finance/Accounting
 When:
 Incessant work overtimes
 Role Ambiguity
 Work overload
 Career Progress
 Time Pressures
 Reaction:
 High amount of work-in-process
 Quit the firm
Kenneth Smith (1990)
Beck and company
(2014)

12. Methods of
motivating employee
under stress
Finance/Accounting
 Methods:
 Job Redesign
 Judicious use of reward system

13. Conclusion
 This study identifies the need to motivate employees in stressful
times and different approaches that can be adopted
 Although several approaches exists to achieving this goal, the
method to be deployed depends on the peculiarities of the work
sector and the stress situation
 In conclusion, the findings from this study provides organizations
with several alternatives to address stress-related issues across
different work domain

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