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Power
People who are driven by a need for power love to be in charge, and crave authority even more than monetary gains. They want to make impactful decisions, desiring to be revered and followed.
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Our Work Motivation
Lack of job satisfaction and employee engagement can be due to bad management, lack of transparency and overwork. One important reason that is often overlooked is our personal motivations.
There are five different motivations at work: Achievement, power, affiliation, security and adventure...
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Adventure
People who need adventure are motivated by risk, change, and uncertainty. They also change jobs and companies often, as they get bored with routine, and usually end up becoming entrepreneurs or freelancers.
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Achievement
People with a high need for achievement seek to excel.
Going for high-risk situations, these go-getters are not sitting relaxed even after reaching their objectives, rather going after the next goal.
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Security
People with a high need for security look for continuity, consistency, and predictability in their work and remuneration.
They don't switch jobs easily and dislike change, preferring to work in the same position or department.
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Affiliation
People with a high need for affiliation want harmonious relationships with others and want to feel accepted by their peers and bosses.
They prefer work that has social interaction. They make excellent team members and do well in customer service or client interaction.
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Possibility vs. necessity
- People motivated by possibility make choices based on what they want to do and are hopeful about pursuing the unknown.
- Those who make decisions based on necessity do things because they feel they have to. People who are driven by acts out of a feeling of necessity are ...
Top performers get things started
They don't wait to be asked; they get things started and involve others, even when they're not officially in charge. They lead or follow on-demand rather than by command.
They don't assume that other people are in charge who will tell them when they are needed and what to ...
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