University of Phoenix Material

Employee Portfolio

Complete one matrix for each employee.

Employee name: Coworker #1

|Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses |
|How Satisfied Am I |Co-worker 1 scored 33 |Because this coworker scored high |The individual should be open to |
|with My Job? | |on the job satisfactions and |receiving feedback whether negative|
| | |emotional intelligence tests, the |or positive. |
| | |employee likely performs well in my| |
| | |organization. Job satisfaction has | |
| | |a large impact on whether an | |
| | |employee is productive and | |
| | |motivated. | |
|Am I Engaged? |Co-worker 1 scored 35 |This individual is highly engaged |The individual should stay open to |
| | | |challenges and responsibilities |
| | | |which could change at any moment. |
|How Are You Feeling |Co-worker 1 scored 35 |This person is very positive | |
|Right Now? | | | |
|What’s My Affect |Co-worker 1 scored 44 |The individual has a desire to |The individual often relies too |
|Intensity? | |create an affect in his |much on “affect” in order to stay |
| | |environment. |motivated. |
|What’s My Emotional |Co-worker 1 scored 40 |The individual’s high emotional |The individual often depends on his|
|Intelligence Score? | |intelligence score also showed that|emotions rather than logic to make |
| | |he is easily motivated by workplace|decisions. |
| | |positivity. | |
|Am I A Deliberate |Co-worker 1 scored 23 |This individual makes decisions |Sometimes this individual cannot |
|Decision Maker? | |based on feedback from others. |make a decision when under |
| | | |pressure. |

Management recommendations:

Further assessment may be useful on this employee to determine exactly what

motivates him as well as what may inhibit his motivation. The organization’s

managers would benefit from understanding this information as they could be

strategic in the types of tasks they assign to this employee.
Employee name: Coworker #2

|Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses |
|How Satisfied Am I |Co-worker 2 scored 22 |This coworker works well on his own|The individual does not seem |
|with My Job? | |and handles the tasks at hand. |satisfied in his tasks when forced |
| | | |to work with others or with a team.|
|Am I Engaged? |Co-worker 2 scored 25 |The individual is motivated by |The individual does not appear |
| | |working on his own and can meet |engaged when working with groups |
| | |strict deadlines or challenges. |and does not like to be |
| | | |micro-managed. |
|How Are You Feeling |Co-worker 2 scored 26 |The individual is currently |The individual does not remain |
|Right Now? | |motivated because many of his tasks|motivated for long—especially when |
| | |require him to work at his own |it comes to working with others. |
| | |pace. | |
|What’s My Affect |Co-worker 2 scored 19 |The individual likes to create |The individual is not motivated to |
|Intensity? | |change or productivity as a result |create change based on a |
| | |of his own actions rather than |collaboration from a team or |
| | |collaborative actions. |coworker. |
|What’s My Emotional |Co-worker 2 scored 22 |The individual uses logic and |The individual is not emotionally |
|Intelligence Score? | |analysis for determining answers or|driven and sometimes lacks |
| | |fulfilling tasks. |creativity or innovation. |
|Am I A Deliberate |Co-worker 2 scored 35 |The individual is very much a |The individual often fails to |
|Decision Maker? | |deliberate decision maker and can |obtain feedback from others before |
| | |make decisions quickly while under |making a decision. |
| | |pressure. | |

Management recommendations:

For further assessment, the organization could determine his leadership style and his

motivational factors in order to better assign him to tasks which are productive.
Employee name: Coworker #3

|Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses |
|How Satisfied Am I |Co-worker 3 scored 19 |Co-worker 3 is lacking in |He does not take a stand in his |
|with My Job? | |self-confidence and motivation. He|beliefs or ideas. Does not provide|
| | |is not very authoritative or active|ideas very willingly. |
| | |in his work environment. | |
|Am I Engaged? |Co-worker 3 scored 22 |The individual does not take his |The individual should stay |
| | |job responsibilities seriously and |motivated and find enjoyment in |
| | |lacks focus at times. |challenge or new tasks. |
|How Are You Feeling |Co-worker 3 scored 27 |The individual feels positive at |The individual does not like his |
|Right Now? | |the moment but this is due from his|supervisor and allows this conflict|
| | |supervisor being on vacation. |to affect his motivation on a daily|
| | | |basis. |
|What’s My Affect |Co-worker 3 scored 19 |The individual is easily affected |Workplace relationships currently |
|Intensity? | |by workplace environmental factors.|have a negative effect on his |
| | |Positive relationships can lead |motivation. |
| | |this person to be very productive. | |
|What’s My Emotional |Co-worker 3 scored 28 |The individual makes decisions |Let’s his emotions get in the way |
|Intelligence Score? | |based on emotion which allows him |of his productivity or motivation. |
| | |to be creative when he chooses to | |
| | |contribute. | |
|Am I A Deliberate |Co-worker 3 scored 20 |The individual is not very |The co-worker needs to make some |
|Decision Maker? | |deliberate in his decision making |decisions on his own and not rely |
| | |and waits for feedback or |on others so much. |
| | |suggestions from others before | |
| | |making a decision. | |

Management recommendations:

Further assessment would be very beneficial to determine how the employee can be better

motivated to be engaged in his tasks. Currently, he does not like his supervisor and feedback

from the employee would also be beneficial to determine the leadership styles he prefers.

Understanding his preferences would allow the organization to reassign him under a more

effective leader or department.

Summary

Based on my three co-workers’ self-assessment test results, there are many implications in which their employee characteristics have on my organization’s performance. The following summary will discuss these implications in detail based on the test results of each co-worker. • Co-worker 1: Because this coworker scored high on the job satisfactions and emotional intelligence tests, the employee likely performs well in my organization. Job satisfaction has a large impact on whether an employee is productive and motivated. The individual’s high emotional intelligence score also showed that he is easily motivated by workplace positivity. Further assessment may be useful on this employee to determine exactly what motivates him as well as what may inhibit his motivation. My organization’s managers would benefit from understanding this information as they could be strategic in the types of tasks they assign to this employee. • Co-worker 2: This co-worker’s scores had negative implications on the performance of my organization because he scored high in the deliberate decision maker test. Within group situations, he does not obtain feedback from others but instead strives to fulfill a leadership position without permission. For further assessment, my organization could determine his leadership style and his motivational factors in order to better assign him to tasks which are productive. • Co-worker 3: Co-worker 3 scored very low in the engagement and affect intensity test which should be alarming to my organization. It implies that he is not motivated and also has a low performance output. Further assessment would be very beneficial to determine how the employee can be better motivated to be engaged in his tasks. Currently, he does not like his supervisor and feedback from the employee would also be beneficial to determine the leadership styles he prefers. Understanding his preferences would allow my organization to reassign him under a more effective leader or department.
The self-assessment tests which I issued to my coworkers were quite revealing and allowed me to understand how valuable assessments are in a given organization. However, I have also concluded that further assessment is necessary to determine exactly what motivates each employee and how my organization can better approach each employees’ environmental stressors and motivators.