Alignment of employees with the organisation : POM lecture 9.

Learning objectives:

Demonstrate and learn the principle of alignment of employees with an organisation with the help of a Magnet.

This time Dr. Mandi used a magnet to make his point. As the magnet induces the magnetic force in soft metals the same way a manager can influence the behaviour of its employees towards the organisation. It can be done by aligning them with the organisation. This alignment can happen in the following ways:

1.       Alignment of Roles

2.       Alignment of People

3.       Alignment of Goals

Alignment of roles is necessary to make a coherent organisation so that each position of responsibility play a strategic part. People must be aligned to generate, improve and retain skills and knowledge which is important for organisation.

Alignment of Goals is the most important part of alignment. It is a humanitarian aspect of management which is captured by Henry Fayol. Any organisation cannot reach to its full potential until individual interests of its employees are aligned with organisational interest.

It is not an exaggeration to say:

Goal attainment is equal to goal alignment

In the above figure, all the sphere are assumed to be the factors of production. In absence of magnetic field, all factors works hap hazardously according to their individual aspirations. But a good manager can have the magnetic influence and is able to align all the factors of production with the organisation. Dr. Mandi’s concept of teaching management by using just a simple magnet is very well taken by the students.

For aligning the goals, following three must be aligned:

Aspirations

Beliefs

Action

All in all, to integrate the employees in the organisation structure and to enjoy maximum productivity, all the individual aspirations, beliefs and Actions of Employees must be aligned with the goal of organisation.