Blog 17: Fourth Interview

• What do you personally consider the best means of motivating an employee in order for them to do well on an evaluation/review?
• As an operations manager, how are clear goals and expectations incorporated into a warehouse environment?
• Are there strategies involved when setting goals or expectations? If so, please explain how you go about enacting expectations and goals.
• Does Unical have a company goal that adheres to the overall functionality of the warehouse? If yes, please explain how that company goal could be used in your team (departments).
• What can an employee do to improve on an evaluation? If they’re rated low in a certain area, how does an employee go about improving?
• How do work-sponsored evaluations such as the Personal Values Inventory® and the Predictive Index® measure the competency of an employee and/or manager?
• Would you say these types of ‘tests’ promote positive behavior or change anything in an employee?
• For my essential question, my second answer is that an operations manager can best motivate their employees through communication. How can communication be used to address motivation?
• Generally speaking, what kinds of motivation does Unical offer it’s employees?
• As a manager, what do you do to motivate your employees? What do you do to make your motivation method effective?
• I’ve come across a number of articles stating that relationships between employee and manager is an important part of motivation. Why do you think communication heavily emphasized in motivation? 
• In your experience as a manager, what kinds of motivation drove you to be successful and get you where you are now?
• Before becoming a manager, what used to motivate you to do well?
• How many reviews do you typically go through in a day?
• Which evaluations (the good ones or the bad ones) have the most attention? 
• Are employees on probation (meaning they’ve done poorly in a certain area) more at risk and have extensive reviews? If yes, what can a manager do to ensure these employees are addressed appropriately (in terms of motivating them and assessing the issue)?
• Are employees with generally good performances devoted as much attention as those with issues? If yes, what should a manager do in order to ensure they maintain their dependability?
• How does a positive work environment help employees to be productive?
• What do you personally think invokes efficient productivity? Are there a number of factors to determine efficient productivity?
• Would you say team building creates motivation between a manager and their employees? If so, please provide an example from the warehouse and how an effective team is important.
• Why is good leadership important in motivation? 
• How does good leadership steer an employee in the right direction (in terms of doing well on an evaluation)?
• Is motivation clearly visible in an employee? What alerts the manager when they know their leadership is working?