Skip Prichard

JANUARY 24, 2021

Expectancy theory is a theory in psychology that is the basis for most of the work I do. Expectancy theory states “that which you focus on expands.” We have a tendency to be quick to dismiss our successes and strengths, and really zero in on our mistakes and shortcomings.

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LDRLB

MARCH 16, 2012

This post is the third in a series on motivation theory. Expectancy theory attempts to explain the mental processed of choice or choosing. The theory itself was first proposed by Victor Vroom, who served as a professor at Yale School of Management. These elements are: valence, instrumentality and expectancy.

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LDRLB

MARCH 16, 2012

Expectancy theory attempts to explain the mental processed of choice or choosing. The theory itself was first proposed by Victor Vroom, who served as a professor at Yale School of Management. These elements are: valence, instrumentality and expectancy. Expectancy theory presents a formula for motivation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 17, 2015

Expectancy theory seemed to resonate. Work your way up Maslow’s hierarchy. If you need sleep and food, get that first. It’s hard to be motivated to change the world if you’re exhausted. Set Achieveable Goals. Create a Support Network. Don’t try to do this alone.

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LDRLB

MARCH 4, 2010

Path-goal theory is half leadership, half motivational theory. It was developed to explain how leaders motivate their followers toward a determined end.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 26, 2010

Expectancy theory tells us incentives work when task performance is easily related to the reward, and the reward is desired. Those jobs call for transactional leadership, a.k.a., incentives. It’s a standard rule of organizational psychology: that which gets measured gets done; rewarded gets done better (or more often).

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LDRLB

JULY 13, 2012

Victor Vroom’s work on expectancy theory supports the concept that employees must know what action they are expected to take and that it will yield the desired performance. Your employees should understand what they are expected to do, how they are expected to do it, and how they will be judged on it.

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