It’s important for employers to be able to take care of their work force and foster high morale so that they will be able to keep their organizations running smoothly without many bumps along the way. Morale is thought to be the spirit behind an organization, and the spirit can either manifest in a positive or negative way among employees and the entire departments. A company’s greatest asset to be considered …show more content…
If this is a continuous chain of events within the company this can cause employees to become more of a pest as they would become less motivated to work, non-committal to other employees and the employer, and a terrible attitude exhibited which comes across really harsh. The consequence of low morale will result in less work being accomplished along with time efficiency, which would decrease drastically depending on the situation. The most visible consequence of low morale would also have to be the decrease in the company’s …show more content…
Be sure not to jump to conclusions and misdiagnose employees as people with low morale, for they might just be having an off day. In order to indicate an employee has low morale is through a series of patterns of through both behaviours and attitudes over time.
As the manager of the company there is a great deal of “tells” that you should be able to identify within the company that could cause low morale. For example if employees see that there is no room for growth within the company it’s likely the worker will not be motivated to put extra effort into their work, and could easily be discouraged and disloyal to the company. This means that the company could lose valuable employees to a competitor which would be a sad site in our eyes.
The previous argument also leads to another point for low morale within the organization, which is how the company is being run. A main question which you should ask yourself is, “Does the company have a great leader, or are you working under a person with poor leadership skill?”. Poor leadership skill can also have a negative influence on the morale of the company, which is why it’s key to have a manager that has the qualities required for a the