Motivating Teams

Which level of Maslow’s hierarchy includes job security and health insurance?

• Physiological

• Safety

• Esteem

A manager offers free meals and breaks to employees. Which need is being addressed?

• Esteem

• Physiological

• Self-Actualization

What happens if lower-level needs in Maslow’s hierarchy are unmet?

• People skip to higher needs

• Motivation for higher needs decreases

• Creativity increases

Which need is associated with personal growth and fulfilling potential?

• Esteem

• Self-Actualization

• Love/Belonging

Theory X manager assumes employees:

• Are self-motivated

• Dislike work and avoid responsibility

• Thrive on collaboration

Which theory aligns with decentralized decision-making?

• Theory X

• Theory Y

• Neither

Which strategy would a Theory Y manager use

• Threatening pay cuts

• Offering flexible work hours

During the storming stage, teams typically

• Experience conflicts

• Establish roles

• Achieve high productivity

In the forming stage, members are likely to:

• Challenge each other

• Set personal goals

• Avoid conflict

A team developing shared norms is in the

• Storming stage

• Norming stage

• Performing stage