Group motivation inventory: Effects on interaction and incentives

Motivation

The theory of motivation has as many various meanings as there are its function and intended the desired outcome for that mater. Motivation can be defined as a psychological element that prompts an organism into deeds focused on a set target or goal. Motivation is said to be the reason driving the action, or that which attaches direction, control and behavior to behavior of an individual (Word Net (2011).

It is considered the as the aspect that prompts, directs and sustains or maintains the target/goal oriented behavior of human beings. In the study of motor response and receptors, motivation is taken as what causes an organism to act or react, be it stepping off a thorn or streaming for the river by the animals to quench their thirst.

Motivation covers a wide range of disciplines from the cognitive, social and the biological drives that initiate behavior. In the day-to-day interaction, we view what makes an individual or organism behave or do particular things in the way they do as motivators towards the goal. The reason for an action is the motivation, for instance a student may be motivated by the urge to be a doctor to read more medical books and experiment in crude surgery of things like grogs (About.com, 2011).

(i). Lessons achieved

Having gone through this test and analysis, I have scored a total of 10 out of a possible 125 points. This is quite a high score in terms of self-assessment. I have learnt that I associate myself with the idea of group relationship quite well and do well when working in a group setting.

Being that the score of 99 is equivalent to high motivation, I have also learnt that I am highly motivated group ember who delivers results when needed. I as well learnt that I do give up a lot to see the group achieve the goals set, eve if it means sacrificing my extra personal time for the group.

The other fact that I came to learn about myself is that I like to associate myself with success, that is why I would give any extra thing to ensure my group achieves, I love being associated with my group since they have achieved.

(ii). Impact of the lesson in relating with other groups

The knowledge about me as described above impacts a lot on the way I interact with groups and the group members. As seen in the analysis, I often want to encourage others to put in more effort so that the group achieves. Being that I love interacting with groups, I try to inculcate trust between us so as to solidify the group more and more, as well as developing friendships that keep our work simple.

(iii). Things to change in the future

As I strive to make my group relationship and work better, have noted the areas where the groups that I will work with in the future can concentrate on to make group work more efficient. Since it seems I did not do a better job with this group than the previous group hence a score of 3, I will re-evaluate what I did in the previous groups and the results we achieved then have a comparative analysis then apply the same approach as previous to the next group then take toll of the results.

The other issue is the cohesion of the group where we scored 4 on working well together and achieving results. I will instill the motivation to all members of my future groups so w can work together with close responsibility to each other, where each member will want to work with the other knowing they are answerable to each other.

(iv). Seeking more motivation

To be more motivated I need to improve on my relationship with groups so I can fit into any and achieve 5 point performance unlike the just assessed exercise. For more motivation I also need to work harder in each group I join since I scored 4 on this group on working hard, this means I can still work harder and achieve more results.

I also need to attend all the group meetings as well as enjoy working with the group members. This way I will be proud of the contributions I make in each and the groups will appreciate more what I do unlike here that I score 4on these last two.

(v). Incentives to keep up motivation

In a group work setting, there are incentives that will make me concentrate more in my work as well as keep me going towards achieving the results desired. Motivations are always the external factors that are geared towards motivating the individual to achieve a particular goal as well as improve performance.

One of the incentives that will keep my motivation high is the trophy or certificates award after successfully leading a group into completion of an exercise. These will act as [physical reminders of success and victory after every challenge is brought to me. It is non-monetary but works best in a group setting like my case since other group members may not feel deprived or left out.

Travels will also do for my motivation as with the diverse group there is bound to be cultural differences and hence the need to learn the cross-cultural differences and experiences which can only be brought about by vast travelling as a reward after successfully completing a task to the satisfaction of the set targets. This will not only act as a motivator to me but also as a further lesson to be used in the coming group work.