Assignment No.

Activities/assessment:

Using the six-step model for creating a motivational work environment, design a specific
plan for managing a new relationship (e.g., a new subordinate) or a new phase in an old
relationship (e.g., friend, family member, or subordinate about to begin work on a new
project). Write down specific directions for yourself for implementing each of the six steps.
Discuss your plan with this individual and ask for suggestions for improvement. Make
sure your perceptions of the key aspects of the plan are consistent with his or her.
Implement your plan for a period of time and then report on the consequences. Based on
this experience, identify changes that would be appropriate in similar situations.

I devised a plan to help motivate my cousin, to give a little bit of a background

about Penelope, last year she entered senior high school and moved into a new country,
and started working in Australia. She was new to this country and got shocked by their
culture (her being in a different country from me provides a new phase/dynamic to our
relationship). Before she even got to Australia, she told me that she would get a job right
after they process their papers there to be a permanent citizen so that she can help her
mom pay their bills and money for her allowance. However, about 1 year after they got in
there their papers are still in the process, and Penelope had a hard time finding a job.
She gets unmotivated by continuously getting rejected and decided to stop searching for
work. However, she needed money to have an allowance for school because her mother
already told her that they would not give her allowance anymore as she is now an adult.
She is not motivated to look for a job, so I developed this motivational plan:

1. I'll set short, attainable goals for her, such as helping her in applying to 4 to
5 jobs each day, guiding her in fixing her resume by producing a master
resume and master cover letter, and assisting her in applying to relevant
employment. I also advised her to apply for jobs based on their skill set.

2. I'll make the fact that she needed to find a job seem meaningless, and I'll
ask her about her future goals, emphasizing that having a job is the best
thing she can do for herself because planning for her future is the finest
thing she can do.

3. Not to worry about the other debts and to concentrate on finding work for
her own benefit.
 4. I would send her an encouraging letter and cheer her up before her
interview when she manage to get one.

5. I will tell her that no matter what happens next, she must accept it and move
forward.

6. If she managed to find a job and keep her job for more than 3 months, I will
throw a celebratory party for her, and all the charges are on me.

I chose celebration and party as a reward because, well, she is the exuberant kind,
to put it that way. So, on Saturday, I presented her with this proposal. She was first
resistant to the thought of having to find work as she feared getting rejected again.
However, after I said a few words like ‘you need to thrive to survive’ she began to warm
up the idea of working to be independent. And it worked, I am very happy and proud of
her, the fact that the party was all on me did not hurt at all either. It’s been only a week or
two, but she works harder than ever at trying to look for a job.