At Mediscreen, we understand the consequences and symptoms arising from poor self motivation. A plethora of bad results come from this, including poor work ethic, slow production, low quality results, low salary, frozen assets, low self esteem, guilt over unaccomplished goals, and willingness to change with no real knowledge of how to do so. It is during times like these that we find that your motivation may need some real support, as in external influence to help it along. This is where onsite drug and alcohol testing can be really effective. Employee drug testing facilitates external expectations concerning proper work ethic while on the job.
Self motivation is also affected by incomplete knowledge. This usually affects employees who are given just enough factual information to barely get by in their job, with incomplete work training or lack of an overall picture of their business process and how their contribution affects revenue, people above them, and the organization as a whole. Just as we would never administer our onsite drug and alcohol screening services without educating you on the details first, it is important to let your employees in on the secret of the organizational structure and how their role is irreplaceable. Autonomy is important in developing motivation because we have control over how well our actions affect many other processes, which leads us into the next section.
Self motivation is severely compromised by incomplete authority. This is the bane of many managers who allow themselves to be accountable for a great deal, even though they are also allowing executives to give them only incomplete or partial authority. Their authority and ability make and process decisions must match their accountability or their work habits and their motivation to better your business will suffer. They must be able to think of their section of your organization as a mini company within a company, over which they have control and autonomy. Drug and alcohol testing facilitates the removal of your worries or concerns in this matter, since their subordinates would be evaluated both based upon their production, but also their willingness to follow your business policy.
Onsite drug and alcohol testing allows this process to be further decentralized by giving your managers flexibility over how and when their employees are tested, and it can be performed at your jobsite, while their personal test results are also stored onsite. This streamlines the delegation process where you and your business managers are happy with your jobs. Contact Mediscreen today for more information: (+61) 1300 79 70 40.
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