Motivation and Incentives

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What is one question to consider when evaluating incentives?

What are the safety measures in place for the incentives?

What kind of incentives are most effective?

What message(s) are they intending to send? (correct)

How much money should be offered as an incentive?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that shapes the meaning of monetary rewards?

How they are distributed

Why they are distributed

Who distributes them

To whom they are distributed (correct)

Based on the text, which of the following is NOT a key source of meaningful motivation?

Impact

Money (correct)

Intrinsic motivation

Family

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask about pay?

How does our compensation strategy align with our company values? Signup and view all the answers

What are the three factors that shape motivation?

Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose Signup and view all the answers

Which gender is more likely to be selfless givers?

Women Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a team's intelligence when there is competition within the team?

It decreases Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between team communication and team intelligence?

Teams with more communication are more intelligent Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a downside of being a good organizational citizen?

Better performance evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of citizenship behavior mentioned in the text?

Engaging in deviant behaviors Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential consequence of employees feeling pressured to engage in citizenship behaviors?

Pressure to engage in citizenship may start entitlement for employees to act out by engaging in deviant behaviours Signup and view all the answers

What are the three types of citizenship crafting?

Task crafting, relationship crafting, cognitive crafting Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of aligning citizenship behavior with employees' strengths and intrinsic motives?

Conservation of financial resources Signup and view all the answers

What is the main point made about being a selfless giver in organizations?

Selfless givers are at risk of burnout or attrition Signup and view all the answers

What are the six profiles of productive giving?

Experts, coaches, mentors, connectors, extra-milers, helpers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key concept mentioned in the text?

Managers and employees should focus on energizing, valued ways of helping each other out Signup and view all the answers

What is one way to be a team multiplier, rather than a diminisher?

Identifying your preferred ways of giving Signup and view all the answers

What is mentioned as a potential consequence of employees feeling pressured to engage in citizenship behaviors?

Decreased job performance Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are the two types of team leaders?

Diminishers and multipliers Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of diminishers, according to the text?

They make centralized decisions Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of multipliers, according to the text?

They believe people are smart and will figure things out Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are the two types of job performance?

Task and contextual Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes collective intelligence (CI)?

The general ability of the group to perform a wide variety of tasks. Signup and view all the answers

What predicts collective intelligence (CI) in a group?

The average group member social sensitivity. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Marshmallow Challenge?

Building the tallest possible structure in 18 minutes using limited supplies. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the best predictor of job performance, according to the text?

General mental ability (intelligence) Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason why people analytics should include better person analytics?

People often differ more from themselves than they do from one another. Signup and view all the answers

What does a large validation effort indicate about an assessment tool?

It is a general-purpose tool suitable for every job. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that Google looks for in a candidate?

Role-related knowledge Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using behavioral questions in interviews?

To reveal patterns of behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension is NOT a part of the employment blueprints?

Compensation Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of founders' blueprint choices for organization-building?

Changes in blueprints even in start-ups with stable leadership Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using structured interview questions?

Structured interviews make candidates happier Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of people analytics?

To increase the odds of forming productive long-term relationships with current or future employees Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with a granular approach to data collection?

The risk of hypercustomisation Signup and view all the answers

What does Google look for in terms of leadership?

Leadership that ignores formal designations Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential consequence of changing the HR blueprint in a technology start-up?

Lower administrative overheads Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential barrier to the inclusion of women in technical roles as technology companies grow?

Strong emphasis on 'fitting in' Signup and view all the answers

What is one lesson learned from the text about selecting an initial HR blueprint for technology start-ups?

Select a blueprint that suits the present and anticipated future strategy and environment Signup and view all the answers