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Motivation Questionnaire
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Introduction
Motivation, ability, competence and attitude provide the ingredients for job
success. The Motivation Questionnaire (MQ) is designed to help you
understand and explore the conditions that will tend to increase or reduce
your enthusiasm and motivation at work. The MQ questionnaire also looks
at how far these exist in your current job. This report describes your job
motivation profile or style against twenty dimensions covering five
motivation factors - Drive, Control, Challenge, Relationships and Rewards.
Please bear the following points in mind as you consider the results from
your assessment.
Your profile is based on what you have said about yourself through your
responses to the questionnaire so that what we are measuring here is your
own perception of what you are like and what you find motivating.
The results can be affected by your strategy for answering the
questionnaire - whether this was conscious or unconscious - for example,
whether you were very frank or whether you felt under pressure to convey
a particular impression of what motivates you.
Drive
The Drive factor covers four personality dimensions that can increase or
reduce a person's motivation at work - Activity, Achievement, Competition
and Fear of Failure. The Activity scale assesses how far being on the go
and being busy all the time is important to you. The Achievement scale
measures whether you are looking for a job that is testing, demanding and
challenging. The Competition scale considers whether you are the type of
person that thrives in a competitive environment where you have to put
yourself forward to get your way and to get on in the organization. The
Fear of Failure scale indicates whether you are motivated or demotivated
by the possibility of screwing up in front of other people.
• Activity
You find that having a lot to do, being on the go and staying busy all the
time increases your motivation to work. Your current job has busy and
quiet periods but keeps you occupied a good deal of the time.
Motivational Quote #1
And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.
- Mark Twain
• Achievement
Your preference is for a job that has testing job objectives, demanding
responsibilities and constantly provides new challenges. Your current job
appears to have a moderate degree of responsibility and challenge in it.
Motivational Quote #2
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can
become.
- Harold Taylor
• Competition
You have indicated that having to compete against others to get on does
not really affect your motivation. The culture of your current organization
provides a very competitive environment.
Motivational Quote #3
Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
- Special Olympics Motto
• Fear of Failure
Fear of failure is the need to succeed in front of others and not let people
down. You have said that the possibility of failing in front of other people
reduces your motivation to work. In your current job, it seems there is
some possibility to screw up in front of other people.
Control
The Control factor covers another four motivational dimensions that can
increase or reduce a person's enthusiasm and motivation - Power,
Recognition, Status and Ethics. The Power scale assesses how far it is
important to you to have power over other people. The Recognition scale
measures whether the presence or absence of feedback and recognition
for your personal contribution affects your motivation. The Status scale
considers whether your position, standing and grade are important to you.
The Ethics scale indicates whether you are motivated or demotivated by
having to follow a code of professional and ethical standards.