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Challenge summary

Summary: Reflection on the importance of feedback to motivate others and yourself
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1 – 2 hours
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Linked to assessment

Understanding a key aspect of motivation: performance appraisal.

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Stimulus resources

  1. Your personal experience of performance appraisals as a manager and/or employee.
  2. Take home message from Daniel Pink’s video.
  3. Knowledge acquired through your reading of Section 14.5 Developing your Personal Motivation Skills in Principles of Management (2015), published by the University of Minnesota Libraries.

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Purpose

One more key aspect of motivation and performance is learning how to give and receive feedback. The purpose of this learning challenge is:

  • To learn strategies to give constructive feedback as a manager.
  • To learn to seek feedback about your own performance.
  • To understand how important feedback is in overall performance.