Levels of Initiative PDF

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the hierarchy levels of taking initiative in companies...

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The vertical axis represents employees’ motives (anger, fear, rewards, etc.). The first three motives are external in nature. We are angry at people, situations, fearful of losing opportunities, job security, and/or focused on achieving rewards. In other words, we have not exercised our freedom to develop our self-awareness (talents, desires, purposes, conscience) or our imagination to be the type of person/employee/boss WE choose to be. We are at lower levels of emotional maturity and dependent on others. In organizations, we are focused on the desires of management without regard to our own responsibility to become who we need to be. Leadership starts with cheerful cooperation because we have achieved “private victories” and now wish to achieve “public victories” with other people, groups, etc. Only independent people can become interdependent. Dependent people lack the security, strength, self-knowledge, and willpower to work effectively with others. Their attitude is “you must”, “I can’t”, “you did it to me”, “you won’t allow me” etc. Independent people think differently. They say “I’ll find a solution”, “I’ll study the situation, ask questions”, “I take responsibility”, “I’m in charge of my life”, etc. The more we exercise our personal freedom to choose/act (versus being acted upon by others – managed), the greater our power and freedom becomes. People who are emotionally dependent believe “the problem is out there” but the issue with this thinking is that “the solution is out there” as well, leaving us to feel helpless, powerless, angry, and fearful of what will happen next....