1. Discuss the needs that are important to you that can be satisfied through your work. Are those needs currently being met? What changes could your be made by your organization to better meet your needs? Make sure you relate your perspective on your needs to the needs theories discussed this module: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory; Deci and Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory; The Three Innate Needs; and, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory.
2. Watch: The Puzzle of Motivation (18:00). As Dan Pink points out most organizations get motivation wrong for the types of jobs that are common for college degree employees. As a manager what would you do to try and motivate your staff to achieve organizational goals?