MORALE & DECISION MAKING SKILLS FOR

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT. SOME

MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS FOR IMPROVING
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Submitted by:
Abhishek
Mohanty
 Morale
It is the feeling of belongingness towards the
organization. In other words the feelings of an
employee of loyalty and trust which he shares
with the organization. Teams with high morale
scores have learned how to get conflict out in
the open and deal with it in an effective
manner.
 Decision Making
Decision making is a critical activity for the
manager leading the team. The decisions a
manager faces can range from very simple
routine matters for which he/she has
established a decision rule to new and complex
decisions that requires creative solutions.
Decision Making Process
Recognize the problem &
need for solution

Identify the objective for

decision

Gather & evaluate data

for diagnose the situation

List and evaluate

alternatives

Select the best course of

action

Implement the decision

Gather feedback

Follow up
 Team decision making
Managers use team to make decisions for several
reasons. Such as
• Synergy-
This occurs when team members stimulate new
solutions to problems through the process of
mutual influence and encouragement within the
team.
• Gain commitment to a decision
• Groups also bring knowledge and experience to
problem solving situation.
 Advantages of team decision making

1. More knowledge and information through

pooling of team member resources
2. Increased acceptance of and commitment to
the decision because the members had a voice
in it
3. Greater understanding of the decision
because members were involved in various
stages of the decision process
Disadvantages of team decision making

1. Pressure within the team to confirm and fit in

2. Domination of the group by one forceful
member of a dominant clique who may
ramrod the decision
3. The time required because a team makes
decision more slowly than an individual
Skills required for effective decision making

• Positive attitude
• Knowledge and experience
• Calmness to understand the problem
• Managers should listen to there team members
for any viable suggestions
• Team members should have trust in each other
to avoid conflict and come to one conclusion
 Organizational Insights
In order to improve the overall effectiveness of
the company, the organizations focus on
certain activities and events which would help
there employees to be satisfied in the work and
give there maximum efficiency.
 Motivation
Ability refers to skill and competence of the
person to complete a give task. However
ability alone is not enough. The person’s desire
to accomplish the task is also necessary.
Organization s become successful when
employees have ability and desire to
accomplish given task
 Stress Management
Organizational strategies aimed at eliminating stress often
include-
• Improvement in physical work environment
• Job redesign to eliminate stress
• Changes in work loads and deadlines
• Structural reorganization
• Changes in work schedule
• Management by objectives
• Gather levels of employee participation
• Workshop dealing with role clarity and role analysis
 Training & Development
They may be understood as any attempt to
improve current and future employee
performance by increasing the employees
ability to perform through learning usually by
changing the employees attitude or increasing
his/her skills and knowledge. The need for
training and development is determined as the
employees performance training deficiency.
 Appraisal
Appraisal may be understood as the assessment
of an individual’s performance in a systematic
way. It is an objective assessment of an
individual’s performance against well defined
benchmarks. On the basis of this performance
certain incentive are awarded to the employee.