In our daily life, we do things for granted, and rarely ask ourselves why? or what motivates us to do so? Working is an example. Getting a job is everyone’s quest, because it is perceived as an important element for us. But the tricky question is: why is it an important element for us to work? What motivates us to work?
No matter what we work for living, what motivates us to work is different. Many of us believe that we work to make money. I disagree with this, because if this is true, why Bill Gate still working, and he is the second richest man in the world? When we work, we create fulfillment and accomplishment, and here where we differ. For this, we can divide our motivators to work, as PRIMARY and SECONDARY motivators.
To answer the above questions, I have listed below some answers, and categorized them in there groups, as follows:
Psychological reasons
1. SELF ESTEEM
a. Self-worth
b. Confidence in what you do
c. Performance improvement
2. CO-DEPENDENCE
a. Is your identity defined by where you work?
3. MONEY
a. Are you proud of what you earn?
b. Do you tend to talk always?
4. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
a. Doing something that involves making a contribution to others?
b. Does the thought of contributing get you motivated?
5. APPRECIATION
a. Do you seek appreciation from people?
b. Is appreciation a critical need for you?
Individualistic reasons
1. COMPETITIVENESS
a. Competing against others
b. Seek being the best
2. INDEPENDENCE
a. The freedom to run your business as you wish
b. To be your own boss
c. Do you ever feel restricted?
d. Do you feel overcome by rules and red tape?
e. Do you often feel in disagreement with superiors?
3. POWER
a. Your feelings of influence to direct the behavior of others?
b. Do you feel that you have control over your career?
c. Do people tend to lean on you?
d. Do you find yourself doing things you'd rather not do?
4. PRESTIGE
a. The respect accorded to you by others?
b. Is prestige important to you?
c. Do you perform to gain esteem?
5. PERSONAL GROWTH
a. The need for growth?
b. Do you think that you have grown over the past year?
c. Do you do specific things that result in improvement?
d. Do you have plans for further improvement?
Emotional reasons
1. RECOGNITION
a. The tangible rewards you get for doing a job well?
b. How important is winning to you?
c. How do you feel when others receive recognition?
d. Do you go out of your way to win awards?
2. ACHIEVEMENT
a. The feeling that you get from successfully accomplishing a job, overcoming obstacles and obtaining goals?
b. Is your performance relative to your effort?
c. How do you feel when you have completed a task?
d. What kind of goals do you set for yourself?
3. DEVELOPMENT
a. Do you look for new opportunities, to learn more?
b. Does development matter to you?
c. Are you happy to continue without any change or development?
4. PRESSURE
a. Do you feel guilty about not exerting enough effort?
b. Do you continually feel that you must do more?
5. CHANGE
a. Do you like to be in the start of anything?
b. Do you hate status quo?
For practice purposes, identify from the below list, your primary and secondary motivator(s) to work:
1. SELF ESTEEM
2. CO-DEPENDENCE
3. MONEY
4. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
5. APPRECIATION
6. COMPETITIVENESS
7. INDEPENDENCE
8. POWER
9. PRESTIGE
10. PERSONAL GROWTH
11. RECOGNITION
12. ACHIEVEMENT
13. DEVELOPMENT
14. PRESSURE
15. CHANGE
No matter what we work for living, what motivates us to work is different. Many of us believe that we work to make money. I disagree with this, because if this is true, why Bill Gate still working, and he is the second richest man in the world? When we work, we create fulfillment and accomplishment, and here where we differ. For this, we can divide our motivators to work, as PRIMARY and SECONDARY motivators.
To answer the above questions, I have listed below some answers, and categorized them in there groups, as follows:
Psychological reasons
1. SELF ESTEEM
a. Self-worth
b. Confidence in what you do
c. Performance improvement
2. CO-DEPENDENCE
a. Is your identity defined by where you work?
3. MONEY
a. Are you proud of what you earn?
b. Do you tend to talk always?
4. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
a. Doing something that involves making a contribution to others?
b. Does the thought of contributing get you motivated?
5. APPRECIATION
a. Do you seek appreciation from people?
b. Is appreciation a critical need for you?
Individualistic reasons
1. COMPETITIVENESS
a. Competing against others
b. Seek being the best
2. INDEPENDENCE
a. The freedom to run your business as you wish
b. To be your own boss
c. Do you ever feel restricted?
d. Do you feel overcome by rules and red tape?
e. Do you often feel in disagreement with superiors?
3. POWER
a. Your feelings of influence to direct the behavior of others?
b. Do you feel that you have control over your career?
c. Do people tend to lean on you?
d. Do you find yourself doing things you'd rather not do?
4. PRESTIGE
a. The respect accorded to you by others?
b. Is prestige important to you?
c. Do you perform to gain esteem?
5. PERSONAL GROWTH
a. The need for growth?
b. Do you think that you have grown over the past year?
c. Do you do specific things that result in improvement?
d. Do you have plans for further improvement?
Emotional reasons
1. RECOGNITION
a. The tangible rewards you get for doing a job well?
b. How important is winning to you?
c. How do you feel when others receive recognition?
d. Do you go out of your way to win awards?
2. ACHIEVEMENT
a. The feeling that you get from successfully accomplishing a job, overcoming obstacles and obtaining goals?
b. Is your performance relative to your effort?
c. How do you feel when you have completed a task?
d. What kind of goals do you set for yourself?
3. DEVELOPMENT
a. Do you look for new opportunities, to learn more?
b. Does development matter to you?
c. Are you happy to continue without any change or development?
4. PRESSURE
a. Do you feel guilty about not exerting enough effort?
b. Do you continually feel that you must do more?
5. CHANGE
a. Do you like to be in the start of anything?
b. Do you hate status quo?
For practice purposes, identify from the below list, your primary and secondary motivator(s) to work:
1. SELF ESTEEM
2. CO-DEPENDENCE
3. MONEY
4. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
5. APPRECIATION
6. COMPETITIVENESS
7. INDEPENDENCE
8. POWER
9. PRESTIGE
10. PERSONAL GROWTH
11. RECOGNITION
12. ACHIEVEMENT
13. DEVELOPMENT
14. PRESSURE
15. CHANGE
Wow, This is really nice and informative. You've gathered everything and did not leave a thing. This truly beneficial.
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Hamza
Dear Mr.Nizar
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Thanks
First of all, I would like to thank you for this highly informative view, in your opinion at today’s business environment which of those motivation factors are dominant?
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