Using Assessments to Motivate your Teams

Motivate by Behavioral Style Preferences

Different behavioral styles have different motivational preferences.

DISC style analysis uses a 4-quadrant methodology to describe individual preferences, as well as the characteristics of the ideal work environment that will be most motivating and productive for that person.

When the job requires the use of personal behavioral strengths, the potential for success increases - as does the level of personal/professional satisfaction.

Contemporary DISC analysis tools vary widely in validity and usable information, but there are very accurate tools available today that produce more than 200 distinct profiles in a user-friendly narrative report.

Motivate by Passions, Priorities, and Values

In addition to behavioral style differences, the relative weight one places on the six value areas is a great indicator of individual motivators that drive behavior.

Values and Attitudes are sometimes called the hidden motivators because - unlike behaviors - they are not always readily observed. The report helps illuminate those motivating factors and attitudes and allows a person to understand the driving forces behind their decisions.

To be successful and energized on the job, underlying values must be satisfied through the nature of the work.

• Theoretical - an interest in the discovery of knowledge and an appetite for learning
• Utilitarian / Economic - a characteristic interest in money/utility and return on investment
• Aesthetic - a passion for form, balance, and harmony
• Social / Altruistic - an interest in exerting power and influence
• Individualistic / Political - a keen interest in helping others
• Traditional / Regulatory - a focused interest in following a specific system for living

When your passions and priorities match your work, you feel personally rewarded.

Someone with a high theoretical value, for example, might be more motivated by having access to more training than they would by receiving recognition or praise.

Motivate through Self-Awareness and Action Plans

Highly effective employees are aware of what motivates them to act and they leverage that self-knowledge to achieve professional goals.

The Interactive Insights assessment gives you the ability to discover the valuable motivaors behind the performance of your employees and turn performance challenges into success.

The report includes personalized information on understanding your motivators, a summary of six motivators, attitudes norms and comparisons, and a revisable blueprint for success (action plan). The top and second motivating attitude sections explores what environments will energize the respondent and allow him or her to function at the highest level of motivation. The lowest ranked attitude section is also very important to understand. If this area is overly-emphasized in his or her environment, it can actually lead to decreased effectiveness.

Valuable information and action plans for maximizing motivation levels can be consolidated in record time, generating genuine enthusiasm and commitment from employees.