Jeffery David Whippo Discusses the Six Composites That John B. Miner Identified As Motivations to Manage

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Thank YouJeffery David Whippo
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Jeffery D Whippos Views on How Different
Individuals Are Motivated to Lead Others

• Jeffery David Whippo, an expert in the field of
  Educational Psychology, says that the motivation
  for individuals to move upward within the
  organization varies from person to person.
• According to him, there are many different
  reasons from the standpoints of psychology and
  socialization for individuals to want to lead
  others.

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Whippo Explains Six Composites That John B. Miner
Identified As Motivations to Manage

• These six components are
• Maintaining good relationships with authority
  figures
• Wanting to compete for recognition and
  advancement
• Wanting to exercise influence over subordinates
• Being visibly different from followers
• Being active and assertive
• Being willing to do routine administrative tasks.

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Whippo Explains What Miners Sentence Completion
Scale (MSCS) Is

• Jeffery David Whippo further indicates that in an
  effort to measure a persons motivation to
  manage, Miner developed a projective test called
  Miners Sentence Completion Scale (MSCS).
• He explains that the MSCS is made up of
  incomplete sentences that have to do with the six
  composites described above.
• He says, for example, an incomplete sentence from
  the composite of maintaining good relationships
  with authority figures may be My relationship
  with my direct supervisor
• He details that the respondents have to complete
  the sentences within defined criteria and that
  within hierarchical or bureaucratic
  organizations, the MSCS scores have consistently
  been found to predict leadership success.

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Traits of Successful Leaders according To Miners
Composites

• According to Jeffery Whippo, when looking at
  Miners composites, it is fair to summarize that
  successful leaders would be those that
• Have the ability to maintain respect for
  authority
• Want to be recognized
• Act assertively
• Actively try to influence subordinates
• Maintain a psychological and emotional distance
  from their followers
• Have the ability to take on routine
  administrative tasks

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Jeffery David Whippo Discusses the Six Composites
That John B. Miner Identified As Motivations to
Manage