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MGMT 532 – Week 4 – Assignment 4.2 – Motivation (Daniel Pink)

The matrix below lists the three fundamental motivational needs as described by Daniel Pink.

Analyze either your current job, or the job of one of your direct reports for each of Pink’s three categories (Autonomy, Mastery, and Meaning).

For each of Pink’s three categories, list the current state of the job. Then, described what the job would look like in the desired state. For each fundamental need, list two action steps that can be taken to close the gap between current state and desired state.

Fundamental Need

Current State

Desired State and Action Steps to be Taken to Achieve Desired State

Autonomy

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps:

Mastery

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps

Meaning

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps

MGMT 532

Week 4

Assignment 4.2

Motivation (Daniel Pink)

The matrix below lists the three fundamental motivational needs as described by Daniel Pink.

Analyze either your current job, or the job of one of your direct reports for each of Pink’s three

categories (Autonomy, Mastery, and Meaning).

For each of Pink’s three categories, list the current state of the job. Then, described what the job would

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ok like in the desired state. For each fundamental need, list two action steps that can be taken to

close the gap between current state and desired state.

Fundamental

Need

Current State

Desired State and Action Steps to be Taken to

Achieve Desired State

Autonomy

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps:

Mastery

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps

Meaning

Current Job:

Desired State:

Action Steps

MGMT 532 – Week 4 – Assignment 4.2 – Motivation (Daniel Pink)

The matrix below lists the three fundamental motivational needs as described by Daniel Pink.

Analyze either your current job, or the job of one of your direct reports for each of Pink’s three

categories (Autonomy, Mastery, and Meaning).

For each of Pink’s three categories, list the current state of the job. Then, described what the job would

look like in the desired state. For each fundamental need, list two action steps that can be taken to

close the gap between current state and desired state.

Fundamental

Need

Current State Desired State and Action Steps to be Taken to

Achieve Desired State

Autonomy Current Job: Desired State:

Action Steps:

Mastery Current Job: Desired State:

Action Steps

Meaning Current Job: Desired State:

Action Steps