How do you think your motivations influence the way that
you lead or that you will lead in the future?
I score high in the Need for Affiliation under McClelland’s
acquired needs framework, theory of motivation and subsequent self-assessment. Interestingly, I am on the high average.
Before taking the test, I thought I will fall on the Need
for Power as sometimes I have the tendency of being the one to lead or the urge
to be followed. It turns out, my openness to new challenges and experiences
have superimposed my motivation for need for affiliation. As with high affiliation
motivation seeks company and mostly interactive. (Corpuz, J.T., Sullano Peña,
G., Dela Torre Baconguis, R., 2022)
I am happy with the results since it is in my nature already
to favour collaboration over competition. I believe in empowering everyone to
have a say or have an input to certain levels of decisions; more so I want to
hear what other people’s perspective and seek their point of view to arrive to
a better judgement in a particular task. A recent study (Steinman, B,
Kleinhart, A., Maier, G.W., 2020) concluded and confirmed the importance of Affiliation
Motivation for leadership success. I believe that Affiliation motivation fosters
the development of a relationship between subordinate thus creating a
harmonious workplace and elimination of animosity between peers. (Steinman, B,
Kleinhart, A., Maier, G.W., 2020)
Moving forward, this is exactly my idea of management. If I am
privilege to manage a company or one department, my affiliation motivation will
cater to the needs of my subordinate: both to their welfare and development, thus
honing them to be better individuals in their skills and perhaps a better
manager someday. That, I believe is the main goal of being a manager.
Reference
Corpuz, J. T., Sullano Peña, G., & Dela Torre Baconguis,
R. (2022). Achievement, affiliation, power and academic performance of business
management students of a state university in Cavite, Philippines. Cogent Social
Sciences, p.3, 8(1).
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2060538
Steinmann, B., Kleinert, A., & Maier, G. W. (2020).
Promoting the underestimated: A vignette study on the importance of the need
for affiliation to successful leadership. Motivation and Emotion, 44(5), p. 642.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-020-09833-7
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