Employee Involvement discusses improving quality and productivity through employee involvement using motivational theories. It explains Maslow's hierarchy of needs that motivation is best explained as a hierarchy with five levels from basic survival needs to self-actualization. The document also discusses empowering employees by holding them responsible for tasks, understanding the need for change, and enabling employees. Teams work better because of shared knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and subconscious communication. Recognition and rewards are important for motivation and letting employees know they are valuable. Involving employees improves quality, productivity, decision-making, and ability to spot and address issues.

1. Employee InvolvementTanetra Austin Tri-State Institute, 2010

2. InvolvementAn approach taken to improve quality and productivity.

3. MotivationHelps individuals to understand the utilization of employee involvement to achieve process improvement.Motivational Quote “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”E. Joseph Cossman

4. Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsAbraham Maslow developed the first and most popular motivational theories.He stated that motivation is best explained in terms of hierarchy.

5. What is HierarchyA series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system.

6. Levels of Hierarchy According to Maslow, there are five levels of hierarchy relating to motivation:5.Self-actualization(control and freedom)4.Esteem(pride and self-worth)3.Social(need to belong)2.Security(a safe place to work and job security)1.Survival(food, clothing, and shelter)

7. Achieving a Motivated Work ForceKnow thyselfKnow your employeesEstablish a positive attitudeShare the goalsMonitor progressDevelop interesting workCommunicate effectivelyCelebrate success

8. What is EmpowermentIncreasing the spiritual, political, social, or economic strength of individuals and communities.

9. Employee EmpowermentRequires individuals to be held responsible for accomplishing a whole task.In order to create the empowered, three conditions are necessary:Everyone must understand the need for changeThe system needs to change to the new paradigmThe organization must enable its employees

10. Teams WorkTeams work for the following 3 reasons:Many heads are more knowledgeable than oneEach member has the ability solve problemsEach member develop characteristics of subconscious communication with each other that allows them to do a better job

11. Recognition and RewardsBoth go together to form a system for letting people know they are valuable members of the organization.Recognition is a form of employee motivation in which the organization publicly acknowledges the positive contributions an individual or a team has made.Reward is considered as tangible goods.Benefits of Employee InvolvementInvolving employees and empowering them, provides the opportunity for continuous process improvement.It also improves quality and increase productivity, because employees:Make better decisions

12. Implement and support decisions

13. Able to spot areas of improvement