Self-Motivation: Motivating the Whole Person

Satinder Dhiman
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Satinder Dhiman: Woodbury University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Holistic Leadership, 2017, pp 17-42 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Motivation is what energizes, directs, and sustains behavior and includes will, instincts and drives. Holistic leaders pay close attention to motivation in themselves and others. They understand that we all have unused potentialities and that it is certainly possible for most of us to be greater than we are in actuality. Holistic leaders take it as their major goal the discovery and actualization of hidden potential in themselves and others. Marking the beginning of the holistic leadership journey, this chapter explores the role of self-motivation in leading oneself as well others. It begins with an appraisal of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory and Herzberg’s two-factor theory. In critiquing their work, it focuses on the art of realizing one’s total potential as well as the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. As a necessary background, it taps into the findings of positive psychology regarding self-motivation and optimal performance and its implication for workplace motivation. The chapter concludes with holistic leadership lessons of self-motivation and their implication for workplace motivation.

Keywords: Intrinsic Motivation; Goal Setting; Positive Psychology; Extrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-55571-7_2

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