...Scott Geller begins his Tedx talk by using the words beyond boundaries, how to inspire self motivation or empowerment in ourselves and exceed above and beyond expectations. He tells us that self motivation can be fueled by the four C words of Competence, Consequences, Choice and Community. After listening to Mr. Geller’s speech I have come to the realization that a leader who inspires self motivation and empowerment needs to be an effective communicator. It is the expertise of a leader’s communication skills that will get others to perceive the four “C” words that “fuel” self motivation. A leader must be able to effectively communicate to others the perception that they are Competent. Geller states that to inspire self motivation by...
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...Name Instructor Task Date Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Introduction In connection to motivation, Maslow identified a hierarchy of needs that needed to be satisfied. He arranged these needs in a hierarchy manner starting from the lowest going to the highest. These needs were arranged in a pyramid where the lowest needs had to be met first before meeting the highest needs. He divided these needs in seven categories where the lowest four comprised of the deficiency needs while the upper three comprised of the growth needs. It is mandatory to meet the deficiency needs before a person is motivated to meet the growth needs. Deficiency needs include emotional desires, self-worth, adoration, and belonging needs and safety and security needs. While the growth needs include, needs to know and understand, self-actualization and aesthetic needs. Physiological Needs These are the most fundamental and important needs, and they must be met first before one is motivated for other aspirations. These needs comprise the basic needs, which include food, shelter, and clothing. Individuals cannot perform well if they have not taken food. For example, a student who has not taken break first or supper has difficulties in concentrating in class. This is because his mind is thinking of how he will get food to satisfy his need for hunger. Owing to this, various schools have started programs where food is given to students or offered at an affordable price for them to meet...
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... 2 Expectancy Theory of Motivation This paper explores the three key components and relationships in the expectancy theory of motivation and how in a given scenario a company can apply these components to enhance the motivation of its employees. In todays’ world companies compete to produce the highest quality products in the industry. While a company may pride its self on high production standards and goals, in the end it may be corrupting the morale of its employees by demanding more than what they are capable. The Expectancy theory (Effort-performance relationship) states that the probability perceived by the individual that exerting a given amount of effort will lead to performance. A good example is how Supervisor A’s employees are able to do well with a new production process many seem to not put forth any effort to master the process and those who have mastered it are not concerned about achieving the companies goals. If the company where to use the Expectancy theory (Performance-reward relationship) the degree to which the individual believes performing at a particular level will lead to the attainment of a desired outcome. In short if the employees believe they will receive the desired reward they want than they are willing to put forth the effort to meet the goals of the company. Although this causes us to look at a new problem as to whether or not the reward will fit what everyone needs to receive to feel the reward is worth the effort. The Expectancy theory...
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...Human Needs In connection to motivation, Maslow identified a hierarchy of needs that needed to be satisfied. He arranged these needs in a hierarchy manner starting from the lowest going to the highest. These needs were arranged in a pyramid where the lowest needs had to be met first before meeting the highest needs. He divided these needs in seven categories where the lowest four comprised of the deficiency needs while the upper three comprised of the growth needs. It is mandatory to meet the deficiency needs before a person is motivated to meet the growth needs. Deficiency needs include emotional desires, self-worth, adoration, and belonging needs and safety and security needs. While the growth needs include, needs to know and understand, self-actualization and aesthetic needs. Physiological Needs These are the most fundamental and important needs, and they must be met first before one is motivated for other aspirations. These needs comprise the basic needs, which include food, shelter, and clothing. Individuals cannot perform well if they have not taken food. For example, a student who has not taken break first or supper has difficulties in concentrating in class. This is because his mind is thinking of how he will get food to satisfy his need for hunger. Owing to this, various schools have started programs where food is given to students or offered at an affordable price for them to meet this need. It is appropriate for individuals or students to be provided with shelter...
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... | |Yuling Zhang(19041245) | |2010/4/17 | |Understanding and Managing Organisations | Contents Contents 2 Introduction: 3 Total Reward and theories: 4 Intrinsic rewards more important: 5 The impacts of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation: 6 Cognitive evaluation theory (CET) in motivational approach: 6 Self-perception theory in attributional approach 7 Behavioural approach: 7 Performance management, high performance working and reward strategy: 8 Other noteworthy points when rewarding: 9 Case study: 10 Conclusion: 11 Reference: 12 How to best reward the employees? Introduction: Given that people is highly emphasized on as a key element of an organisation's competitive advantage, pay sometimes function as a tool to exchange for talented employee's commitment and loyalty. It has been pointed out that reward systems can affect several human resource processes and practises, and further influence...
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...Noyes October/November 2000 Professor Noyes Written Communication OM 3133 November 2000 Necessary characteristics for a motivated organization In the desire for full achievement and enthusiasm within an organization, motivation is an essential requirement. According Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, the definition of motivation is “To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite” (“Motivation”). Motivation of personnel is the greatest non-monetary factor that determines whether an organization is completely successful in its purpose. Without motivation in a business, work productivity becomes sluggish, employee development lags, and business plans are not achieved within their capable timeframe. Using characteristics that produce motivation are the key to having a completely successful and enthusiastic organization. There are several approaches management can use to try to instill motivation into an organization. Management attempts to instill motivation in employees by kicking them in the rear do not work (Herzberg 6). This method gets employees in an organization to work only for the moment and therefore is not successful. A successful organization utilizes a set of traits that work together to produce motivation. These traits are encouragement, communication, and teamwork. Encouragement A successful organization is filled with managers who impart encouragement. Whereas the use of fear is a poor motivator. The use of encouragement is...
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...CASE - SELF CENSORSHIP Self-censorship was studied examining 3.7 million Facebook users and indicated that 71 percent of users exhibited last-minute self-censorship and the primary reasoning being their “perceived audience” (Das and Kramer, 2013). Self-censorship could be a good thing, in the sense that the individual is choosing not to post rude or offensive comments, however, it is more often out of living in fear of the preferences of others. People make judgements by what is shared, posted and commented, without having to know you in person, creating a continuous mental evaluation process and unproductively taking up valuable brain capacity. According to Barthes, language is “a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.” (Barthes, 1977) This suggests that the carefully self-censored and curated posts, captions and comments an author posts on social media aware that others will read them, is creating the opportunity for the reader to consume from their cultural perspective. A user can manipulate language to manifest an appearance of an ideal individual, however individuals interpret differently from reader to reader, and construct their own...
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...Motivation is the Key According Webster, motivation is defined as the act of giving someone a reason for doing something. It’s an influence that causes a reaction. So in the business sense, employee motivation drives an organization to pull resources, whether financial or nonfinancial, to inspire employees to perform to their highest capabilities. Why it is that motivating employees is a top priority of many organizations in today’s nation? There are many factors surrounding the importance of keeping employees motivation in high spirits. The number one important factor is retention. A happy employee is a devoted one. She/he is devoted to their employer; they are a huge fan in their work industry and that type of commitment and positivity is a driving force in causes and spreading inspiration throughout an organization. Retention leads to another important factor that benefits an organization. Motivated and devoted employees free employers up to focus their concentration on other key areas in the organization. Motivated employees accomplish the task at hand, allowing managers and business owners to handle different conflicts in the organization. A successful organization is based not only on financial aspect but sense of unity in that organization. Another factor that harbors employee motivation is the feeling of complacency. Employees who feel that they are “struck” hold a valuable key to causing despair throughout an organization. Complacency hinders employees’ attitudes...
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...Personality Theory Lady Psych/504 May 14, 2012 Joanna Day, Ph.D. Personality Theory Carl Rogers Personality Theory has most influenced my understandings of personalities, behaviors of people in society and the workplace, as well as, how it influences my role in society and workplace along with my interactions with others. Since the study of personality began, personality theories have offered a wide variety of explanations for behavior and what constitutes the person. Carl Rogers is truly the central figure in the humanistic orientation. Rogers theory of personality development is based upon nineteen propositions but the central focus is on the concept of ‘self’. In Rogers' view, the self is the central ingredient in human personality and personal adjustment. Society Carl Rogers in his theory of personality explains that human behavior is exquisitely rational (Rogers, 1961). Rogers went on to theorize that the core of nature in man is essentially positive and he is a trustworthy organism. On the other hand, there is the belief that personality traits can be heavily influenced by culture (Triandis, 2002). Personality traits are developed early on, but can change as a person matures. While culture and environment serve to heavily influence these traits from the very beginning of one’s life, life style and experiences continue to do so even when adulthood is reached. The differences lie in the ability to make choices. Whereas children often have no control of their...
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...tension that impelled the individual to behave in a manner which would satisfy the related physiological need. Unfortunately, his theory does not apply to diseases such as anorexia or bulimia. The primary drive of hunger is controlled by our brain, specifically an area known as the hypothalamus; which regulates many aspects of motivation and emotion especially hunger, thirst and sexual behavior (Coon and Mitterer 2013). With our primary hunger being controlled by our brain, it is more than likely that it is linked to a state of equilibrium which is also known as a “set point”. Our set point is the weight that we choose to maintain our bodies, and are making no effort to gain or lose weight. With that said our body tries to find a balance in regards to our food intake. Despite the amount of calories that an obese person has taken in one day, they may still feel hungry because their settling point might be too low and the reason for that is individuals train their bodies to eat a certain amount of food which than sets their “set point”. Those individuals that suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia are typically unhappy with bodies, have low self-esteem and have such a distorted view of them. Eating disorders are caused by a combination of factors, and they are illnesses. Many individuals believe that anorexia and bulimia are character flaws or choices that people make; however, eating disorders can be genetic, biochemical, psychological, cultural and environmental...
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...…………………………………………5 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..9 References…………………………………………………………………………...10 The need to control plays a vital role in human survival. Control may be one of the most fundamental of all human needs. To survive, succeed and go where no person has gone before, humans need to develop competence (Franken, 2007) as well as the ability to influence others to get them to do what they want done. This is called power. This paper will discuss the need for us as humans to control others. I will talk about Rotter’s locus of control and the dimensions of power as they relate to influencing others. I will also talk about the need for competence as a fundamental motivation that serves the evolutionary role of helping people develop and adapt to their environment. Let us look at the need to control. To function normally and successfully within our society it is important to have a sense of control. Without a sense of control, people lose their ability to cope effectively with even the smallest difficulties (Franken, 2007). The need for control plays an essential role in determining things such as whether or not people will initiate new behaviors. Rotter’s locus of control (internal/external) shows us where people are, but not necessarily where there are going. External locus of control is giving other people, places, and things the power to influence your feeling...
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...LET1 Task 317.1.1-06 Expectancy Theory of Motivation Western Governors University Effort verse reward. This is a common discussion among many business executives, teachers, military leaders and other individuals that are in a supervisory role. A frequent question that I’m sure is often asked of oneself being in a supervisory role is “What can I do to get the desired results that I want/need, or am being told to achieve; from the people I am directly responsible?” And to answer that question and others like it is the Expectancy Theory. What is the Expectancy Theory? The Expectancy Theory of motivation was brought to life in 1964 by Victor Vroom of the Yale School of Management, during “his study of the motivations behind decision making.” (Expectancy theory (2008). Retrieved August 8, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectancy_theory). What Vroom was able to theorize is that there are three components that comprise the Expectancy Theory of motivation: expectancy, instrumentality and valence, as defined below. Expectancy (effort > performance) – expectancy is an individual’s belief that they can reach a desired goal by putting forth a certain amount of effort. This belief is usually based on one’s past experiences, amount of self-confidence and how difficult they view the goal. For example, I want to be able to bench press 300lbs. again. I’ve done it in the past already, so I’m fairly certain I can do it again with a strong commitment to the gym, eating...
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...THE EFFECT OF SELF-EFFICACY ON MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE STUDENTS A Master’s Research Project Presented to The Faculty of the College of Education Ohio University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Education by Joel Weaver July, 2008 Spring Quarter Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction.................................................................................... 3 Statement of problem……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Research question………………………………………………………..…………………………………………. 4 Significance of study……………………………………………….………………………………………………. 4 Limitations…………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………. 5 Methodology……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………… 5 Organization of body………………………………………………...……………..…………..……………….. 6 Chapter Two: Literature Review……………………………………….………………………………. 7 Understanding student motivation…………………………………………………………………………. 7 Learned Helplessness: A Case Study of a Middle School Student………………………….…. 9 Learned Helplessness: The Effect of Failure on Test-Taking………………….……………..… 10 Factors Supporting School Engagement and Achievement Among Adolescents….… 10 Extrinsic Motivators and Incentives: Challenges and Controversy…………………………. 11 Dynamics of Motivation and Effort for Classroom Assessments in Middle School Science and Social Studies………………………………………………………… 12 Science Achievement and Self-efficacy among Middle School Age Children As Related to Student Development…………………………………………………………...
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...experience as a female veteran and as an adult. It has been proven that if you don’t have a grip on your responsibilities, then you don’t have a grip on your own self-esteem and self worth (Rothbaum, Morling, & Rusk, 2009). When an individual that does not have personal responsibility, their personal life could really lack fulfillment and pleasure in doing things. That person that has not realized that creating your own personal responsibility, you could live to your full potential and having everything you have ever wanted on a mental level and on a material level. When you lack a main aspect to live the right way, you cannot become satisfied with your life and that you are not doing anything to take charge of the problems you have acquired along the way from your incompetence. If you lack responsibility then you do not have any confidence (Clouder, 2009). Confidence is a feeling that anyone should have about life as an adult. An individual might find it hard to take charge of their life the way they want to because they aren’t confident that their life might change for the better. Confidence in your self and in others to take charge could be a good way to get out of the ruff when you want to make a difference. Motivation is key to keep me from underestimating myself, and short changing my career. My motivation is not to just create a better life for...
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...(2009) report that a school is a place in where bullying problems happens. B3. Teachers, educational personnel and self esteem The main point is how teachers relate with students’ self-esteem. It could be pointed out that self-esteem of students affects by teachers’ evaluations. Whether they feel acceptance, support and positive feelings on days, their self-esteem rose. Otherwise, their self-esteem falls with negative and rejection behavior by their teachers. Furthermore, success in school daily tasks means that a student is a worth person. Failure means rejection, depression and non-acceptance by their teachers. Generally speaking, teachers should boost children’s self-esteem. How will...
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