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Interview with employees
Motivation and My Role in It
by Е. Baluev, Head of the Labor Management Office, Wheel-Rolling Division
At the beginning of my involvement in the motivation project the situation was as follows: the then motivation system did not allow the Wheel-Rolling Division employees to see the goal of their work. In other words, they felt no interrelation between their income and the performance of their shop/production floor/service. There was no unambiguous understaning of KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and their function.
Briefly, the goal set by the management for the motivation project participants was to create a motivation system directed at achieving the most ambitious goals. The top priorities include the improvement of labor efficiency and effective cost management.
It is noteworthy that the shop managerial staff showed immense striving to be the best in everything, including motivation.
The contact with the management was therefore established once and for all. The impression of our co-operation is as positive as possible. Sometimes I find myself thinking that I feel like taking the entire motivation project path from beginning to end once again.
The results achieved speak for themselves (660,000 wheels dispatched in 2003; 750,000 in 2004, the targeted quantities of wheels to be dispatched in 2005 are 800,000).
The priority goals have been dlivered. Our current key priorities relating to motivation include an ongoing monitoring and harmonization/alignment of the motivation system with the changing goals of the Company.
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