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Workplace MoGvators: An IntroducGon

Understanding Values and Hidden MoGvators in the Workplace

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What is a MoGvator?

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Workplace MoGvators Overview

•  Consciously or unconsciously, every decision or course of acGon we take is based on our beliefs, ethics and values.

•  AYtudes and values are a type of window through which we see the world and seek fulfillment in our lives.




Ranking MoGvaGons

•  Comparing MoGvators help us understand why we do things.




Workplace MoGvators Overview

•  The Workplace Mo.vators profile measures the rela.ve weight one places on 6 areas: –  Theore.cal –  U.litarian –  Aesthe.c –  Social –  Individualis.c –  Tradi.onal

•  Each value is ranked as being Strong, Situa*onal, or Indifferent




6 MoGvator Categories

•  Theore.cal – The discovery of truth. The chief aim in life is to order and systemaGze knowledge for the sake of knowledge itself.

•  U.litarian/Economic – PracGcal interest in money and what is useful. Time and resources are meted out with an eye to future economic gain.





•  Aesthe.c –  Interest in form and harmony. Life is a series of episodic events, each enjoyed for its own sake. Has a heightened sense of beauty and inner vision (not necessarily talented in creaGve arGstry).

•  Social –  Inherent love of people. Seeks to eliminate hate and conflict. Other persons are ends in themselves (not means). AltruisGc, kind, empatheGc, and generous, even to their own detriment.





•  Individualis.c/Poli.cal –  Power, not necessarily poliGcs (most leaders). Others may be seen only

through their own eyes and used as simply the means to an end.

•  Tradi.onal/Regulatory –  Unity and order. The need to be regulated or the need for structure

from an outside source. Seeks to comprehend the cosmos as a whole and to relate themselves to a global totality. May alternate between the negaGon and affirmaGon of life, or seek mysGcal oneness. Dislikes change and chaos. May also exhibit inflexibility with regard to their convicGons.




Values

•  Values interact with one another. – Most of our studies show that two or three values will be dominant and impel acGon.

– The very lack of importance of parGcular values can be significant in itself, since it shows the relaGve priority of the dominant moGvaGons.




Values

•  Values can and do change over a period of .me. – Some values eclipse others as needs and wants are saGsfied.

– Values are also affected by interacGons with family, friends, teachers, religious issues, geographic locaGon, the media, leaders, and so on.




MoGvators and Behavior

•  When Workplace MoGvators are combined with DISC behavioral assessments, the picture of the individual is complete: – The HOW: how he or she will behave

– The WHY: the values and moGvaGonal drivers behind his or her acGons.




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•  Read about the MoGvaGon Insights -‐ Values Instrument

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