Human Ressource Management

07 Motivation - Two Motivational Systems


Question

Explain the two motivational systems

Answer

  • Motives (Emotional system)

    • Developed in earlier childhood
    • Mostly uncouscious
    • Driven by fun and positive emotions -> renewable
    • Focus: Present

  • Goals (Rational system)

    • Developed in later childhood
    • Couscious
    • Driven by willpower -> forego pleasures to benefit at some later point in the future
    • Focus: Future

  • One can be guided by either one, in best case they work together.

  • Reaching a goal is easy if the actions are fun (due to the emotional system)
  • If the emotional system is too strong, they give in to emotions and wont quickly move towards their goals

  • People whos goals are to strong dont live in the current and never have fun

  • All of this is relevant to the job one should do


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