Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay raise 2

Walter Okpala: Asking for a pay raise 2: Do you think you are receiving less than what you worth? Are you demotivated because of your pay? Do you think people in other companies pe...

Asking for a pay raise 2

Do you think you are receiving less than what you worth? Are you demotivated because of your pay? Do you think people in other companies performing the same functions are earning more than you do? How would you then proceed to ask for a pay raise? 

     There are two schools of thought regarding this topic. One school of thought says an employee should make his or her desire known to the boss while the other says an employee should not request for that. The first opinion argues that an employee should express his desire if he works in a small company. The reason is that small organizations generally forget about the issue and reminding them will be beneficial to the employee. 

     The second school of thought justifies its opinion of not requesting for a pay raise because your pay is tied to your performance. If your performance is good, your salary will automatically be good. This school of thought emphasizes that big companies generally use performance evaluation to compensate its functionaries. 

     But, what happens if your performance is good but there is no change in your income? Watch out for what specialists say about this!    

  

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 ...