From the course: Goal Setting for Business Impact as a Manager
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Motivation and productivity in reaching goals
From the course: Goal Setting for Business Impact as a Manager
Motivation and productivity in reaching goals
- What's motivates you to reach your goals? Is it achieving what you set out to do? Is it a financial reward? Is it praise? Is it working towards something that's important to you? Psychological research tells us motivation is personal and different for all of us, but you may be surprised to learn how often people aren't entirely clear on what motivates them and what it is that keeps them moving forward. At the highest level, there are two kinds of motivators, those that are external to you, and those that are internal. Let's take a look at external motivators. These include elements such as recognition, financial reward, fame, and status. I'm sure we can all identify with one or more of these motivating us to get the job done at one point or another. Internal motivators are elements such as finding meaning, being in control of your direction, and getting really good at something because you enjoy it. In fact, the…
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