Growing dissatisfaction at workplace

Nowadays the dissatisfaction among the employees is showing a significant rise. There is less space for creativity and great way for followers. Employee motivation and appreciation is based on revenue generation. Employers cannot forget the fact that the success of an organization depends on how productive its employees are but with the given level of dissatisfaction employees have started feeling highly demotivated and disinterested in work. Employees with low job satisfaction can negatively affect a company because they possess negative attitude. This dissatisfaction can directly hamper the productivity of a company. An employee can feel dissatisfied because of many reasons but it’s important for managers to know what lacks and where. Understanding the needs of employees, giving them space for creativity, appreciating their efforts and acknowledging their hard work is highly important to retain an employee’s interest in an organization.

Some Reasons for Job Dissatisfaction

• Not compensated well
• Limited Career Growth
• Lack of Interest
• Poor Management
• Lack of motivation
• Non acknowledgment of hard work
• Lack of recognition
• Unhealthy environment
• Excessive burden to meet targets
• No space for creativity

Managers should understand the reasons behind employee’s unhappiness at work. Communicating well with the employees can help a lot in understanding their needs from the organization. Timely appraisals and growth can boost the employee morale to a great extent. Having 5 days working and giving weekends off can help in enhancing employee interest as well as increasing their productivity. Having a stress environment is important to create a cohesive culture. Conducting weekly group meetings can help in sharing ideas and it can even prove to be a good way in knowing the employees better. It’s highly important to appreciate different views and opinions because it will help in making the employees feel important. Every employee has certain expectations and organization must work towards fulfilling their needs.

A satisfied employee will always try to give his/her best to the organization. If their interests are met well there would be no need to overlook. An organization must win the trust and respect of its employees. A good organization will always be filled with satisfied employees. Employees will never feel burdened if the organization succeeds in creating a healthy and competitive environment. Organizational goals must meet with individual goals for sustained success. An employee is equally responsible for creating a bridge so it’s highly important for an employee also to try and approach the organization in case of any discomfort. A rapporting and harmonious relation with the management will lead to a successful organization.

Autism: Applied Behavior Analysis is bringing hope!

We might have heard of neurological disorders but Autism is rare of a kind. It  is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication and by restricted, repetitive or stereotyped behavior. The symptoms become apparent before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood. It has long been presumed that there is a common cause at the genetic, cognitive, and neural levels for autism's characteristic triad of symptoms.

Autistic individuals display many forms of repetitive or restricted behavior.

• Stereotypy is repetitive movement, such as hand flapping, head rolling, or body rocking.
• Compulsive behavior is intended and appears to follow rules, such as arranging objects in stacks or lines.
• Sameness is resistance to change; for example, insisting that the furniture not be moved or refusing to be interrupted.
• Ritualistic behavior involves an unvarying pattern of daily activities, such as an unchanging menu or a dressing ritual.
• Restricted behavior is limited in focus, interest, or activity, such as preoccupation with a single television program, toy, or game.
• Self-injury includes movements that injure or can injure the person, such as eye poking, skin picking, hand biting, and head banging
• Awkward mannerisms, body language and distinct speech style

Understanding Autism Better

Proper care and correct training at the early age can bring the child out of the shell. Parents play a major role in raising autistic kids. It’s highly important that parents try and understand their feelings correctly and support them in their choices and difficulties. There are trained teachers to handle kids affected by autism. Little bit of fine tuning in the right way, can help special kids perform well even in their academics. Autism kids find it difficult to communicate, or at times express their feelings. They lack social interaction and fail to understand a relationship and any set of rules laid that has to be followed. Such kids, may not be able to follow non-verbal communication ie; facial expressions, sign language etc. They can't be imaginative. Most of their acts will be copied and repetitive. They love objects than people. They may lack grip over an object. Autism kids can feel comfortable with familiar people but not with crowd. Some small steps might make help in handling and understanding such kids:

• Anything you to such kids should be in a simple and sequential order. It has to be really specific and to the point rather than long and detailed.
• Use very simple language while giving instructions and try to keep sentences short and tone should be soft.
• Avoid sarcasm completely because autistic kids take literal meanings of what you say. Give appreciation and keep boosting their morale.
• Any usage of idioms will leave the students perplexed. If they look at you wonderstruck, it clearly shows that they didn't get what you said.
• Giving many choices, will leave the students confused again. Just give few choices and they will be able to decide their activity. Don't ask "what do you want to do?" Instead, give them choices.
• After you give an instruction, asking them what they understood will help you to know their level of understanding.
• Try and set daily routine for such kids for better results.
• Visual displays, photos will prove to be effective.

Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis is a new friendly teaching methodology initiated towards correct nurturing of autistic kids. Parents of autistic kids must get aware of these classes and take out time on regular basis to attend classes. ABA as it’s called is known globally for shaping behavior and developing functional skills among autistic children in a scientific and measurable way. In their classes they try to demonstrate to parents how to deal with behavior and how to develop good behavior among children with autism. Autism is showing a significant rise everywhere and modern interventions like Applied Behavior Analysis can be a great ray of hope. Parents have globally accepted this method as a useful way to understand their kids better. In our country (India) government must take steps to increase its reach in remote areas as children in rural areas also deserve to be treated correctly with such advanced methods.

Online Courses: A brief Overview

Online Courses are giving a different edge to our education system. Online courses help in completing higher education in a flexible and convenient way.

Education is not just restricted to four walls of the classroom now it has found a global platform of web. Student demand is among the many factors contributing to the growth of online learning. Students are also seeking the opportunities for flexibility of scheduling and cost efficiency that online studies can offer. Online courses are extremely convenient and flexible as they provide schedule flexibility, ease of accessibility as well as different range of options to study. Online courses also help in student enrichment by providing expert instructors. 

As we all know every individual is different so are his/her capabilities,

considering this fact online courses help students in taking adequate time to absorb the studied material. It’s the most cost effective medium of studying. The greatest advantage that online courses provide is flexibility. There is no set time for the class. The student can read the material and complete the assignments as per their own convenience but deadlines must be kept in mind. An unimaginable range of online courses are available. One simply has to enter the subject in a search engine and a list of web sites offering the course will appear. Online courses are compressed because of which they take less time to complete. Distance education has found a new ray of technological hope in form of online courses. It’s becoming the most convenient way of spreading education to masses.

Factors to consider for successful completion

“With technology comes greater responsibility”. Although online courses provide the privilege of time flexibility but it also demands self discipline simultaneously. With no one to watch over anyone opting for online course must be self disciplined and focused. It’s highly important to be regular and updated while pursuing an online course. One must decide a workplace away from any disturbance. There should a fixed time to study every day.

For successful completion one must be technically familiar with the online tools and methods of teaching. One must be in touch with the instructor to understand the purpose of assignments and what needs to be included in them. Moreover, to be well updated with all the necessary information keeping in touch with the instructors is a must. It’s important to create schedule for timely submission of assignments. From the beginning to the end, students need to be fully focused and organized. Time management in the correct manner is a must in successful completion of online courses. 

Advances in technology over the past decade have propelled colleges and universities into the realm of online education, creating a crowded market for students considering an online degree. Students want to ensure their online degree program will help them enter into, or advance in, their chosen career field. So it’s highly important for students to choose the best suitable option knowing the benefits and flaws completely.