Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay rise

Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay rise: The issue of salary is always a hot, but subtle topic to discuss about in any organization. Everybody wants to receive big salary. However,...

Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay rise

Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay rise: The issue of salary is always a hot, but subtle topic to discuss about in any organization. Everybody wants to receive big salary. However,...

Asking for a pay rise

The issue of salary is always a hot, but subtle topic to discuss about in any organization. Everybody wants to receive big salary. However, no one wants to talk about openly. To worsen the situation, some employees think they are not receiving enough and this keeps them demotivated. The question asked by many is: how should an employee ask for a pay raise?

     Write your comment on how you think employees should ask for a pay raise!

     

Walter Okpala: High level of conflict in an organization 2

Walter Okpala: High level of conflict in an organization 2: In my last post, I asked the question regarding the level of conflict an organization can support. Although some specialists admit that som...

High level of conflict in an organization 2

In my last post, I asked the question regarding the level of conflict an organization can support. Although some specialists admit that some kind of conflict is good for an organization, they also affirm that excessive conflict can be destructive. The question to answer now should be: what is the tolerable limit?

     One thing is to identify some individuals who cannot work in teams. These are called individual contributors. The second thing to be done is to find out why these individuals do not like working in teams. Is it because of conflict among the members of the team? The real thermometer is measured by the number of people who desist in working in a team. If many people resist working in a team, that means a high level of conflict. In this case, specialists recommend that organization take drastic measure.

     The drastic measure is to fire the leaders of the conflict. Specialists argue that these individuals must be fired in order to prevent the destablization of the organization. Therefore, organizations should watch closely to know when the situation is getting out of hand in order to take the necessary action.

   

  

Walter Okpala: High level of conflict in an organization

Walter Okpala: High level of conflict in an organization: What happens when there is a high level of conflict in an organization? Who is to blame? Please, give your input into this discussion by a...

High level of conflict in an organization

What happens when there is a high level of conflict in an organization? Who is to blame?

Please, give your input into this discussion by answering the questions above.

Walter Okpala: What level of conflict can organizations tolerate ...

Walter Okpala: What level of conflict can organizations tolerate ...: In my last post, I asked a question about the level of conflict tolerable in an organization. Specialists have different opinion about the ...

What level of conflict can organizations tolerate 2?

In my last post, I asked a question about the level of conflict tolerable in an organization. Specialists have different opinion about the issue. Some say that having different opinions should be tolerated because it is beneficial to organizations. Others argue that everybody should be given opportunity to give their opinion during meeting. However, some specialists think that conflict should not be permitted because it can bring hostility in the team. Those who accept some sort of conflict says that the stated conflict is nothing but argument. The conflict is not physical because this type of conflict can never be tolerated. Whatever has to be discussed has to be done in the meeting room. As soon as the meeting is over, the decision of the majority should be followed.

     The take home from the discussion is that leaders should transform what is usually considered conflict into an argument in the meeting room. In this way, the person is given the chance to explain himself instead of being isolated. Think about this!    

Walter Okpala: What level of conflict may be tolerable in an orga...

Walter Okpala: What level of conflict may be tolerable in an orga...: It is understandable that wherever there are people there must be a kind of conflict. It is also understandable that organizations cannot f...