Writing a Problem Statement

Problem Statement
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Original problem or focusing question

* The poor performance of employees because of low motivation. Employees in the organization are demotivated. This has translated into their poor performance. Employees are the essential assets organizations have. It is staff members who work towards achieving the organizational goals. Without them, businesses are unable to attain their goals and objectives. When employees are demotivated, this adversely affects their performance. In this case, the organization has experienced poor performance.

Stakeholders who are most affected by the problem

* Employees.
The staff members are unsatisfied because they work in a not happy place. The poor performance leads to low self-esteem among the workers. The employees are not proud of their achievements since they have little to show. Even when moving to a new job opportunity, the staff members find it challenging to have the current employer as the referee. Because of the poor performance of the business, the workers are unable to secure better opportunities.
* Customers.
The business does not serve customers as expected. The poor performance implies that the employees are unable to address the clients' needs as expected. Demotivated workers do not feel obligated to satisfy the clients.
* Management
The management has to absorb the organization's losses due to poor performance.
* Shareholders
The shareholders do not get a return on their investment. There is a risk that their investment could be lost if corrective measures are not considered.

Impact to stakeholders

* Employees are demotivated to work hard, which adversely affects their output
* Customers receive low-quality services, despite spending their resources expecting better services
* The management is forced to incur more expenditure because of the low performance
* The shareholders have to bear the losses incurred in the organization due to the low performance of the workers

Type of problem

* Without the proper skills, the management is unable to treat the workers well
* Because of the low morale, the workers do not work towards attaining the goals and objectives of the organization

Suspected cause(s) of the problem

* Feeling undervalued/lack of recognition
The employees feel undervalued and do not get the required recognition. The organization does not offer competitive pay and benefits to the employees. There is little validation and appreciation to keep the employees motivated. As a result, there is a low employee retention risk since the employees feel unappreciated. Valuing and recognizing the employees' input is essential to retaining the employees, one of the challenges in talent management.
* Lack of flexibility
There is a lack of workplace flexibility and autonomy. In any case, flexibility is essential in the workplace, and when there is a bad work environment in the workplace combined with long working hours (Koon & Chong, 2018). Because of the inflexible workplace, the workers cannot pursue different opportunities and d...