Personal Motivation—The Individual’s View Understanding what motivates people is at the core of relating to people at all levels. According to Webster’s dictionary, (Webster, 1976) to motivate is to provide with, or affect as, an inner drive, impulse, or incentive that causes one to act. A motivation can be a cause, purpose, or idea according the Thesaurus. (Webster 1997). Motivation causes behavior, incites action. Personal motivational drives may include pride, desire for greatness, competitive …showed first 75 words of 1700 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1700 total…to the chaotic and ever-changing world. This is an invaluable asset to any organization. (Van Sickle, 1995, p.58) References Webster’s New World Dictionary, Modern Desk Edition, (1976) 314 Webster’s New World Pocket Thesaurus, (1997) 127. Katzenbach, Jon R. (1995). Real Change Leaders, New York, NY, Random House. Rodgers, Buck (1987). Getting the Best Out of Yourself and Others, New York, NY, Harper and Row. Van Sickle, Kenneth P. (1995). Why Johnny Won’t Cooperate [On-Line] Available Internet: http://www.airuniversity.com