Using the concepts found in chapter 6, motivating perfomance, in Developing management skills 10e

Provide an example of a work situation or a school situation in which a manager, or a teacher, took action to reprimand, redirect, or reinforce your performance. Write a brief description of the situation focusing on the following questions:

1) What did you do and how was that behaviour perceived by your manager or teacher? Was the behaviour acceptable, unacceptable, or exceptional, based on your manager's/teacher's standards?

2) What did your manager/teacher do as a result of your behaviour? Looking back, was the manager/teacher intending to reprimand, redirect, or reinforce your behaviour? At the time, how did you perceive the manager's actions?

3) As a result of your manager/teacher's actions, did you change your behaviour - and in what way? Did the manager/teacher use any other methods to shape your subsequent behaviour?