WORKPLACE MOTIVATIONSLP Assignment Overview

A 2014 study by Judge and Papata found that all personality traits are more predictive of job performance when the work was performed in an unstructured environment where employees have the freedom to make personal choices. In addition, the study found that employees’ traits also indicated how they would act in a situation because of those same traits.

You took a test about your own personality traits for the Case Assignment in Module 1. Did you find that the results were what you expected? Most people find that they are generally correct but they all have a surprise or two. Did you know that if you were to wait an hour and retake the test that your results would be different? This is because, as you read your first test results, you rationalize why the findings were correct or incorrect and then you try to change up your answers in an attempt to change your results. If you were to take the test after a much longer period of time after taking it the first time, your results may also be different. This is because your frame of mind when taking a test also impacts the answers you select!

To combat people changing their answers to get a “better” result, test designers reframe questions in several ways, inserting multiple ways to ask the same question. Some test takers are bothered by the repetition of questions, most likely because they do not realize it is done intentionally. If they were to list all of the repeat questions, though, they would find that each is written differently from the others.

SLP Assignment

In Module 1, you learned about personality characteristics and how those characteristics affected your behaviors as am employee (and in life in general). In the Module 2 SLP assignment, you will take another test, but this one is about what motivates you. Please take the test at this site (or another site of your choice, or do both tests for comparison of results):

http://www.seemypersonality.com/personality.asp?p=Motivation-Test#q1

For this SLP assignment, after completing the test about what motivates you, address the following questions related to topics covered in this Module in a paper that is 2-3 pages, not counting the cover and reference list pages. Note that when the assignment calls for a submission of 2-3 pages, this means the professor is hoping for three pages but is willing to accept two as long as those are two full pages.

• What are your top three most important needs, according to the test?

• How do you satisfy these needs?

• Are your needs the same at home as they are at work?

• How do your needs affect your motivation to do well in life?

• What motivates you to get up every day and go to work?

Then, meet with your best friend, a trusted manager, or a coworker who know you well, and discuss the results of your motivation test. Write about the results of your personality test and your answers to the above five questions.

Having met with your selected trusted person, is how you see yourself the same as how they see you? In the final submission of this SLP assignment, include a paragraph of at least 150 words (or ½ page double-spaced) covering the highlights of your discussion with that person. (This is in addition to your responses to the five questions above.)

(If you are not currently working, you can select a family member, friend, neighbor, or someone else who knows you well to complete this part of the assignment.)

Upload your assignment to the SLP 2 Dropbox. Be sure to review your TurnItIn Originality report. If the score is over 15%, you may not be writing in your own words and you will need to contact your professor and arrange to revise and resubmit your assignment. Changes cannot be made to the submission, however, if it has already been graded by your professor. Since this paper is all about you, your Turnitin score should be extremely low.

Support your responses to the questions in this 2- to 3-page assignment with at least one high-quality reference from the Trident Online Library that is about the concept predominant in this Module, motivation theory. High-quality references come from peer-reviewed academic journals and text books. All references must be properly cited and included on the References page.

Remember to spell check your submission. In addition, check for the correct use of basic APA formatting of the document and references, such as the use of Times New Roman size 12 font, double-spaced paragraphs, paragraphs indented ½ inch, margins on all four sides of the paper set at 1 inch, and bold headings. You can use another formatting style, such as Chicago or MLA, as long as you use it consistently throughout your paper.

This paper is all about you, so it is perfectly fine to respond to any and all of the assignment questions in the first person.