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Episode #125: Wake Up Eager: Awaken Your Soul Through Personal Interests & Motivators

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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price explores the power of the Workplace Motivators Assessment, a tool designed to help individuals understand their core interests and values to create fulfilling careers and lives. Suzie, along with industry experts, breaks down six workplace motivators and their impact on personal and professional fulfillment. The episode also features real-life insights from leaders and professionals who have leveraged these motivators for career alignment, employee engagement, and workplace synergy. Whether you’re a leader, employee, or job seeker, this episode offers valuable strategies for thriving at work.

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Takeaways of Episode #125 --- 

  • Discover six culture- and gender-neutral factors measured in the Workplace Motivators/Personal Interests Assessment—and why they are essential to both your personal and professional happiness.
  • Learn how to interpret your unique scores from the WM assessment to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of yourself. By doing so, you’ll reduce self-judgment, increase confidence in your choices, and foster stronger, more harmonious interactions with others—even when their priorities and passions differ from yours.
  • Benefit from insights shared by me and experienced consulting colleagues, who collectively have over 90 years of expertise using this tool to help individuals across diverse industries worldwide. Additionally, hear from corporate executives as they reveal their own assessment results and share how this framework has impacted their professional journeys.
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Suzie Price introduces the concept of workplace motivators, a framework based on six key drivers that influence job satisfaction and engagement. These motivators—Theoretical (love for learning), Utilitarian (focus on results), Aesthetic (appreciation for beauty and balance), Social Altruistic (passion for service), Individualistic (desire for influence), and Traditional (preference for structure and rules)—help individuals align their work with their intrinsic values.

The episode features insights from experts like Krista Sheets and real-world professionals, including Rebecca Waits and Amy Lugar, who discuss how understanding their motivators has improved their career decisions and leadership effectiveness. Krista highlights how misalignment with one’s motivators can lead to disengagement, while Rebecca and Amy share how they use motivators to create strong, purpose-driven workplaces.

Suzie emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in professional development and encourages listeners to reflect on their motivators. She offers practical tips on leveraging motivators for career growth, improving workplace relationships, and hiring strategies. The episode concludes with a segment on emotional well-being by Douglas White, reinforcing the importance of aligning work with personal excellence.

In this episode:

[00:00:00] Introduction to Workplace Motivators
Suzie Price introduces the Workplace Motivators framework and how it helps individuals understand what drives their passion at work. She emphasizes how the assessment provides lifelong insights for self-improvement, career alignment, and hiring decisions.

[00:14:19] Rebecca Waits on Understanding Motivators in Leadership
Rebecca, a Chief People Officer, shares how learning about her strongest motivator (Social Altruistic) helped her understand why she naturally takes on a nurturing leadership style. She explains how this insight improved her work with remote teams and leadership interactions.

[00:37:34] Krista Sheets on Career Alignment and Misalignment
Krista discusses how misalignment with motivators can cause dissatisfaction and even physical symptoms of stress. She shares real-world examples of professionals who shifted careers after realizing their motivators were unfulfilled in their previous roles.

[00:48:36] Amy Lugar on Finding the Right Organizational Fit
Amy shares how her workplace aligns with her top motivators, Utilitarian (ROI-focused) and Individualistic (leadership-driven). She describes how this alignment keeps her engaged and fulfilled, reinforcing the importance of value-based career decisions.

[00:56:49] Douglas White on Emotions as Career Guidance
Douglas introduces the concept of using emotions as a guidance system for career and life decisions. He explains how being aware of emotional responses to work tasks can help individuals make better professional choices and improve overall well-being.

[01:02:21] Suzie on Applying Motivators to Hiring and Leadership
Suzie previews Part Two, where she will explore how leaders can use motivators in hiring and team development. She emphasizes how recognizing motivators in employees can reduce workplace conflict, increase productivity, and create high-commitment, low-drama work environments.

Get a Workplace Motivators Assessment and review motivators resources:  www.motivatorsppd.com

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