Question

Alvin is the leader of a team of counselors at a camp for recovering addicts. He and his team have been asked to implement a new program, which on the surface looks much more difficult than what they have been doing. Before the program begins, Alvin feels he needs to give his team a speech to help motivate them for the upcoming challenge. What is the first thing Alvin should do in his speech?
A) remind the team of how they worked hard to successfully overcome challenges in the past
B) admit that he is not completely sure the project can be done with existing staff numbers
C) tell them that he will be watching them carefully for any failure to follow procedure
D) express that he has a great deal of anxiety about taking on such a huge endeavor
E) tell the team they may get a raise if everything goes well for a few weeks

Answer 1

Answer: A.) remind the team of how they worked hard to successfully overcome challenges in the past

Explanation: When faced with a difficult task, especially one which seems to be tougher than one's previous encounters, the level of preparedness or motivation of one's mind becomes key. In scenarios like that, one must understand that every task is a challenge, no matter how easy or small. And the ability to succeed in previous projects is a sign that overcoming challenges is achievable with hardwork. Alvin could use their preceeding input or hardwork has led to huge successes and conquering challenges in the past. This should raise the spirit of the team, so they can view the challenge or task as just another which could be resolved with the need amount of hardwork.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) remind the team of how they worked hard to successfully overcome challenges in the past

Explanation:

This is very important to boost morale by looking back on past successes and lessons learned. It is important because Alvin can demonstrate to his team how they have  faced other difficult tasks without believing they can succeed and how they have eventually overcame.

It will be a good rallying call to appeal to their fighting spirits so they can buckle up and face the task at hand which happens to be helping recovering addicts.

Why this approach is better than offering monetary reward is because as therapists, they engage their clients on a personal level and trying to motivate them using money may not bring out the desired effect as much as taking them back and reminding them of their past triumphs and failures