Personality Test

Sources of Motivation at Work

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Personality Test

The short test on this page guides you through the main sources of motivation according to David McClelland in 9 questions.

David McClelland pioneered motivation research with his book “The Achieving Society“, published in 1961, and focused on sources of motivation in the professional environment. The main features of his motivation theory revolve around the sources of motivation affiliation, achievement and power.

A distinctive feature of McClelland’s model is that it is limited to toward-toward motivation, although the greater motivation is often found in away-from motivations driven by fear. This is justifiable insofar as fearful topics are often much less conscious and people tend to strive for positive goals on the conscious and communicative level.

At the same time, avoiding the deficiency is also inherent in every positive goal. Striving for power may involve avoidance of powerlessness, striving for achievement may involve fear of not living up to one’s standards, just as striving for belonging may involve avoidance of loneliness and exclusion from the group.

Understand Your Sources of Professional Motivation

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Takes about 3 Minutes

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Agreement: How much do you agree with the following statements?

It is important to me, to determine the direction of the team.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to make friends at work.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to perform at a high level.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to have control about what is going on in the team.

not important very important
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

It is important to me, to build good relationships to my colleagues.

not important very important
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It is important to me, that my work is of high quality.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to be able to influence people and decisions.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to meet people at work and be in contact.

not important very important
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It is important to me, to work in demanding projects, so that I can perform.

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Sum Achievement

Sum Power

Sum Affiliation

Assessment: Motivation at Work (McClelland)

The “Big 3” of motivation (Achievement, Power and Affiliation motivation) go back to the classical work of David McClelland, who researched motivation in professional settings since the 1950s.

In this test, the maximum score achievable in each category is 100/100.
Your motivation in relation to the three categories is distributed as follows:

Blue Achievement : /100

Red Power : /100

Green Affiliation : /100

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