The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership; Harvey S. Firestone

Career Development

Motivation Assessment

This self-assessment, based on the work of Dean Spitzer, will help you identify the working conditions that motivate you. This knowledge can support better working relationships. Read the list below and rate each statement on the following scale from 1 to 4.

4 = Very important to me
3 = Somewhat important to me
2 = Not important to me
1 = Not very important to me at all

Transfer your scores to the table to the right. . Then, add the total of each category, working across the page (for example for Category A, total the sum of your scores for questions 1, 9, 17, and 25).

	Importance
1. Having fun at work
2. Feeling you have a stake in the organization’s success
3. Feeling in control of your own destiny
4. Having opportunities to socialize
5. Feeling competent at your job
6. Succeeding at your work
7. Receiving encouragement
8. Being shown the significance of your work
9. Being asked for your input
10. Being able to make choices at work
11. Being given responsibility for your work
12. Working in a team with a powerful identity
13. Using your hidden strengths
14. Being allowed to set goals for yourself
15. Being shown appreciation
16. Knowing that what you do makes a difference
17. Having a variety at work
18. Owning the work you do
19. Being given leadership opportunities
20. Being a valued member of a team
21. Being given learning opportunities
22. Being encouraged to improve
23. Being recognized for your effort
24. Being able to relate your objectives to the bigger picture
25. Feeling active and involved
26. Feeling responsible for what you do
27. Feeling empowered to make decisions
28. Feeling you belong
29. Being able to learn through mistakes
30. Being challenged to stretch your limits
31. Feeling rewarded for success
32. Having meaning from your job

Now write in the two categories (A—H) in which you scored the highest.

Motivation Score Interpretation

Reproduced by permission from HRD Press, Inc., Compendium of Questionnaires and Inventories, Volume 2, Cook, Sarah.


		Motivation Assessment

#	#	#	#	#	Total
1	9	17	25	33	A
2	10	18	26	34	B
3	11	19	27	35	C
4	12	20	28	36	D
5	13	21	29	37	E
6	14	22	30	38	F
7	15	23	31	39	G
8	16	24	32	40	H