When you want to build a ship, do not begin by gathering wood, cutting boards, and distributing work, but rather awaken within men the desire for the vast and endless sea.—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince (1943) People around the world are different. They belong to different families and different cultures. Therefore, it is understandable that what motivates one person may not motivate another. As a DBA independent scholar at Walden University, your source of motivation as an employee or student may be different than your classmates’ sources. Previously, you may not have consciously considered what motivates you or those around you. However, considering your personal and your colleagues’ experiences with motivation—along with insight provided by research on motivation and leadership—may help you to better motivate yourself and others. As a global change agent, you might find the motivation theory and supporting theories helpful as you gain insight into this theory and its relevancy to you and others. Perhaps you can begin by asking yourself, “How will I recognize my motivation for developing leadership skills so that board members will evaluate me for an executive leadership role?”To prepare for this Discussion, consider the scope of motivation theories (e.g., inspirational motivation and the path-goal and expectancy theories) and the various components of motivation. Share with your colleagues how at least three aspects of motivation (i.e., the will to lead, express dominance, and commit to the social good of the organization) are essential in developing leadership skills (Northouse, 2016, pp. 52–53).By Day 3Post your analysis of three aspects of motivation (i.e., the will to lead, express dominance, and commit to the social good of the organization) that are essential in developing leadership skills and your personal experience recognizing motivation exhibited by an employee within the workplace. In your analysis, do the following:Describe three aspects of motivation that support leadership skills and an example of how a work colleague, employee, or leader exhibited these aspects of motivation.Explain how each of these aspects of your analysis relates to the motivation and leadership theory.Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and one or more additional scholarly sources.

Assignment Type: Critical Thinking / Review Description Whether you realize it or not, you've been a consumer all your life.  The types and costs of your purchases have changed over time, but you've learned from watching others and experiencing the sensation of choosing an item and making the purchase.  What you may not realize is that you've likely followed a consumer-purchase process. For this assignment, you will do a three-part deep dive into the consumer decision-making process. Part One. Complete the following: Identify and discuss the process, taking care to explain each step.  Walk your reader through each step of the consumer purchase process, defining each step.  Choose a major purchase that you plan to make in the future  (e.g., a vacation, a car, a smartphone, a computer, a Hermes handbag, a horse, etc.). Apply each step to your purchase(e.g., identify why you find yourself making this purchase perform an information search, evaluate alternatives using a table, make a choice and justify it, and so forth.). You are not expected to actually make the purchase, so you may predict the outcome, as opposed to actually describing it. Part Two. In this section, you will identify and analyze the factors that have influenced  your actions and decisions throughout the process.  These include: Personal factors that affect your perspective (e.g., faith, age, lifestyle, location) Pricing and personal accounting The type of purchase—functional versus hedonistic Family influence Ethical considerations Image Ease and place of purchase Part Three. For this final section, synthesize your findings and analysis from Parts One and Two.  Consider the following questions: What factors are strongest and least likely to change your purchase decisions?  What factors are more variable? How can marketers use these insights to attract new customers  and deepen relations with existing ones?