McClelland's theory of needs

McClelland's theory of needs states that people vary in the type of needs they have. Their motivation and how well they perform in a work situation are related to whether they have a need for:

• Achievement
• Afflilation OR
• Power

Achievement needs:

• attaining challenging goals
• setting new records
• successful completion of difficult tasks
• doing something not done before
• Prefers:
• work that has moderate possibilities of success
• frequent and specific feeback about performance
• work alone or with other high achievers

Affilation needs:

• behaviours towards others that are cooperative, supportive, and frienndly and which value belonging and conformity to the group
• great satisfaction from being liked and accepted by others
• Perfer:
• work with others who prefer group harmony and cohesion

Power needs:

• influencing others, defeating an opponent or competitor, winning an argument or attaining a position of greater authority
• Perfer:
• work which has supervision/leadership

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Time for reflections:

I think I am one who has all the 3 needs!!! =X

I think I am one with moderate to high achievement needs. For I like to challenge myself to achieve goals with moderate possibilities of success, set new records, doing something not done before AND I require constant feedbacks about my own performance (do you all think so ??? ) I will feel uneasy if there is no feedback regarding my performance....

I think I am one with moderate to high affilation needs. For I value belonging to a particular group. And I attained great satistaction from being liked and accepted by others. AND I hate POLITICS.

I think I am one with moderate to high power needs too.... for I like to influence people..... challenge myself to defeat my competitor or to win an argument AND I like leadership roles.

So.....

I have to adjust myself at different situations... to see whether I have more achievement, affilation or power needs......

But since I am a more FEELING person.... I think I would have more affilation needs... =)