Motivation - 175 word min.
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Self-Assessment 6.2: What Rewards Do I Value Most?
People want different things from work. Some people are focused on gaining tangible, extrinsic rewards such as pay and vacation time, and others are focused on less tangible, intrinsic rewards such as interesting work and the feeling they are appreciated.
This self-assessment comprises a list of 10 outcomes that people want from their work. Read the list, and then rank each item according to what you want from work. Rank the outcome you want the most (or that you most highly value) with a 1, and the outcome you want the least with a 10. When you are finished, your rankings will be compared to the rankings obtained from a large survey of current employees. There are no right or wrong answers. Your task is not to try to guess what other people want, but rather to give an accurate ranking of your own values.
You must respond to all statements in order to receive full credit for this self-assessment activity.
Overall feedback: Interpreting the Result
The score comes from comparing your rankings with the average rankings obtained from a sample of 1000 current employees. These average rankings are as follows:
2 – full appreciation of work done 4 – job security 7 – good working conditions 3 – feeling of being in on things 5 – good wages 9 – tactful discipline 8 – personal loyalty to employees 1 – interesting work 10 – sympathetic help with personal problems 6 – promotion and growth in the organization
Remember, you should not view these average rankings as “correct.” There are no right and wrong answers.
Action Steps
The three highest ranked outcomes by the survey participants are interesting work, full appreciation of work done, and feeling of being in on things. Compare these to your top three. In what ways are they similar or dissimilar?
If you can, find a classmate or group of classmates and compare your results. Are they the same or different? If they are different from each other, take comfort. This is typical and it illustrates an important truth. Employees often want very different things from work, and the employees may change their rankings as their life circumstances change. For example, job security and good wages may rise in importance as family support obligations grow. Or, tactful discipline may rise in importance if you have had a bad experience with an unfair supervisor.
As you prepare to become a manager, it is important to realize employees will differ in the outcomes they most highly
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Outcome Rank (1-10)
Full appreciation of work done
Job security
Good working conditions
Feeling of being in on things
Good wages
Tactful discipline
Personal loyalty to employees
Interesting work
Sympathetic help with personal problems
Promotion and growth in the organization
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y p p g , p p y y g y value from work. Good managers strive to get to know the people whom they lead on an individual basis and, where possible, arrange their work in ways consistent with the employees’ values. In addition, you should be prepared to tell your current or future boss what types of rewards are a priority for you. This communication needs to be done tactfully and when the time is right, but you supervisor can’t help you in this area if you are silent about your desires. As your career progresses, and as you do better and better work, you will find more opportunity to influence the types of rewards you would like to receive from work.
Survey Caveat
Remember your score on this self-assessment, while useful for self-understanding, should not be over-interpreted. First, every person is complex and it is impossible to fully capture your uniqueness in a short self-assessment. Second, you may well find your orientation to work outcomes may change over time, or you may come to understand what your perspective actually is only later in life. Use this as a learning exercise that helps you to understand yourself as well as to understand that other people will give quite different responses.
Source: Krietner/Kinicki, OB, 6e.
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Self-Assessment Difficulty: 2 Medium
Self-Assessment 6.2: What Rewards Do I Value Most?
People want different things from work. Some people are focused on gaining tangible, extrinsic rewards such as pay and vacation time, and others are focused on less tangible, intrinsic rewards such as interesting work and the feeling they are appreciated.
This self-assessment comprises a list of 10 outcomes that people want from their work. Read the list, and then rank each item according to what you want from work. Rank the outcome you want the most (or that you most highly value) with a 1, and the outcome you want the least with a 10. When you are finished, your rankings will be compared to the rankings obtained from a large survey of current employees. There are no right or wrong answers. Your task is not to try to guess what other people want, but rather to give an accurate ranking of your own values.
You must respond to all statements in order to receive full credit for this self-assessment activity.
Overall feedback: Interpreting the Result
The score comes from comparing your rankings with the average rankings obtained from a sample of 1000 current employees. These average rankings are as follows:
2 – full appreciation of work done 4 – job security 7 g d ki g diti
Outcome Rank (1-10)
Full appreciation of work done
Job security
Good working conditions
Feeling of being in on things
Good wages
Tactful discipline
Personal loyalty to employees
Interesting work
Sympathetic help with personal problems
Promotion and growth in the organization
Student Entry
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7 – good working conditions 3 – feeling of being in on things 5 – good wages 9 – tactful discipline 8 – personal loyalty to employees 1 – interesting work 10 – sympathetic help with personal problems 6 – promotion and growth in the organization
Remember, you should not view these average rankings as “correct.” There are no right and wrong answers.
Action Steps
The three highest ranked outcomes by the survey participants are interesting work, full appreciation of work done, and feeling of being in on things. Compare these to your top three. In what ways are they similar or dissimilar?
If you can, find a classmate or group of classmates and compare your results. Are they the same or different? If they are different from each other, take comfort. This is typical and it illustrates an important truth. Employees often want very different things from work, and the employees may change their rankings as their life circumstances change. For example, job security and good wages may rise in importance as family support obligations grow. Or, tactful discipline may rise in importance if you have had a bad experience with an unfair supervisor.
As you prepare to become a manager, it is important to realize employees will differ in the outcomes they most highly value from work. Good managers strive to get to know the people whom they lead on an individual basis and, where possible, arrange their work in ways consistent with the employees’ values. In addition, you should be prepared to tell your current or future boss what types of rewards are a priority for you. This communication needs to be done tactfully and when the time is right, but you supervisor can’t help you in this area if you are silent about your desires. As your career progresses, and as you do better and better work, you will find more opportunity to influence the types of rewards you would like to receive from work.
Survey Caveat
Remember your score on this self-assessment, while useful for self-understanding, should not be over-interpreted. First, every person is complex and it is impossible to fully capture your uniqueness in a short self-assessment. Second, you may well find your orientation to work outcomes may change over time, or you may come to understand what your perspective actually is only later in life. Use this as a learning exercise that helps you to understand yourself as well as to understand that other people will give quite different responses.
Source: Krietner/Kinicki, OB, 6e.
