I had a very high score in all areas of the PsyCap self-assessment. The PsyCap self-assessment measures human resource strengths and cognitive capacity mainly in four areas; efficacy, optimism, resiliency and hope. I scored highest in the areas of hope and optimism where I scored 18 points out of 18. The high points in the area of home might be reasonable considering my strong beliefs and perseverance towards achieving my set goals. In addition, I tend to be a very positive person as I am each time expecting a better outcome and this could explain my high score in the area of optimism. I also scored reasonably high in the other two areas of efficacy and resiliency where I got 16 and 17 points respectively. Am a quite resilient and when faced with problems, I am always determined to find solutions to improve my situation. When it comes to efficacy, I put on my best efforts to succeed through a challenging task and get results even though it is not easy all the time. Accordingly, in most cases, I am quite dependable when producing results but at times the pressure becomes too much. Overall, I scored 10 out of 10 which translates to 100%. Therefore, I agree with the PsyCap self-assessment results as the scores accurately define my hopeful, optimistic and resilient …show more content…
At the top of the hierarchy is the need for self-actualization and Maslow proposes that the five needs to be me in a sequential manner for the physiological need up to the self-actualization need. This implies that when the physiological desires are fulfilled, safety needs arise and so on up to the self-actualization needs. To increase motivation towards job performance, Maslow’s needs hierarchy can be used to ensure that all employee interests and needs are met to enable them to