When has your level of performance been directly affected by your motivation?

SESSION B JOURNAL – MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES

Instructions: Complete the following questions, which are worth 5 points each. Seek to apply what you have learned from the chapters, and what you learned completing the self-assessments.

Write 3-5 sentences per question.

1. When has your level of performance been directly affected by your motivation? By your ability? By the environment?

When has your level of performance been directly affected by your motivation? By your ability? By the environment?

IMPORTANT NOTES YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE WRITING THIS PAPER

Have you ever noticed that sometimes your level of motivation is high and other times it’s low? I know I have. Motivation can be an important factor in how well you perform at work or school, but what other factors play into this equation? How do they affect each other? And what can we learn from all of this?

Have you ever found it difficult to get motivated about a task?

For example, when you have an assignment due for class and you just don’t feel like doing it. Or maybe there are some chores that need to be done, but they don’t seem very important compared with other things going on in your life (e.g., hanging out with friends). Motivation is what helps us overcome these types of obstacles and complete our goals.

Motivation can be defined as the reason why people do what they do; it’s what drives them forward toward their goals. There are many different types of motivation, including internal and external forces that influence our behavior:

On the other hand, when you’re highly motivated, do you find it easier to overcome any challenges that might arise?

On the other hand, when you’re highly motivated and excited about your work, do you find it easier to overcome any challenges that might arise? Does motivation help you push through to the end of a project or keep your eye on the prize when times get tough?

Motivation can certainly make a difference in these situations. If your level of performance is affected by what motivates you (or doesn’t), then it’s important to understand how motivation works so that we can learn how best to use it as an asset in our lives.

Has there been a time when you were highly motivated but your ability to succeed was hampered by things beyond your control?

If you have been highly motivated to achieve something, but were unable to due to external factors, how did this affect your motivation?

What about your ability? How did it change?

And lastly, what about the environment in which you were attempting to succeed–did it help or hinder your performance?

Do you think things outside of yourself have a greater impact on your performance than internal factors?

The answer to this question is a resounding “yes.” The environment and your ability to overcome challenges have a huge impact on performance.

If we look at the example of an Olympic athlete, they have trained since they were young to get where they are today. They have been doing the same training routine for years and years with the same coach and teammates, which means that their bodies know exactly what to expect when it comes time for competition. This is one way in which external factors can affect performance: if you’re used to competing in a certain way or using certain equipment or tools (like weights), then your body will know how best to respond when faced with those situations again later on down the line; however, if things change drastically–for example by switching gyms or coaches–your muscles may need time adjusting before performing well again!

What have you learned about the relationship between motivation, ability and the environment that can help guide future work efforts?

The next time you are faced with a task or project that seems daunting, ask yourself these questions:

• What is my motivation level?
• How does it compare to other times when I’ve been motivated?
• How can I use this information to help me get more out of myself and my work efforts in the future?

Conclusion

In conclusion, we can see that there is a strong relationship between motivation, ability and the environment. Both internal factors like motivation and external ones like the environment play an important role in determining how well we do at work or in any other activity. However, there are also times when one or both of these factors are not enough to overcome challenges that arise from within ourselves–like lack of skill or knowledge needed for success.

2. Identify examples from your own experience that support, and others that refute, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory.

3. How do you evaluate yourself in terms of your needs for achievement, affiliation, and power?

4. What is your opinion about the ethics of OB modification?

5. Do you agree or disagree that individual differences affect how people respond to their jobs? Explain.

6. Develop a framework where you could use goal setting on a recent or current work project. Describe the project and the benefits and potential drawbacks of using goal setting.

7. Why are employees not simply left alone to do their jobs, instead of having their performance measured and evaluated all the time?

8. What conditions make it easier for an organization to achieve continuous improvement? What conditions make it more difficult?

9. As an employee in your organization, what “rewards” do you receive in exchange for your time and effort? What are the rewards for the organization? How do your contributions and rewards differ from those of some others in your department?

10. What rewards are easiest for managers to control? What rewards are more difficult to control?