For example, if there is a reduction in productivity in a certain department, managers focus on finding out what the problem is only 'inside that particular department; however, a lack of motivation can sometimes be the result of something bigger. Organizations need to look at the bigger picture when looking for ways to improve motivation. Kaufman (2015) defines this as the Whac-a-Mole approach; explains that "by looking at individual performance problems, including our associated motivational patterns, in isolation from each other and regardless of the system's total contribution to external customers and our shared society, we are playing Whac-A-Mole" (Kaufman, 2015, page 9). Furthermore, by examining only one problem at a time, organizations are simply treating the symptoms and not the disease. You might think that giving Joe a higher salary will make him feel enthusiastic about doing his job, and he does for a while until Joe gets bored again and doesn't give his best. By adopting this approach we have only temporarily addressed the problem and it will likely arise again in the future; temporary solutions can only do so much, and if we ignore the underlying situation, we are only contributing to the overall damage of