Y Theory Within Y Theory

As I was thinking about what to write about for this week, it dawned on me: This Communication Leadership and Conflict Management Project was a form of X Theory.

The amount of freedom we were given is crucial for being a form of theory Y.

• We were given the choice to pick what format we want to do the project in.
• We have the choice to choose whatever theory or strategy of our liking.
• We were given a flexible and doable weekly schedule to finish each post.
• We got to choose worked with or if we wanted to work alone.

I’ve enjoyed this project because it’s given me that ability to be creative, unlike many other projects that I’ve done in other courses over the years. Having to be responsible for remembering and doing a post each week would fall under the Y Theory. And having the ability to choose formats, topics, and all around blog design has allowed me to exercise self-direction. It’s an encouraging feeling that someone has high standards of me, and believes that I have the tools to decide and form something worth looking at, even if it’s just working on a blog over the span of a month.

It’s disappointing to when people think you’re unmotivated and lazy and unable to think for yourself. I like when it’s assumed that I enjoy working, because I really do. Some people just need to be given a chance, creative freedom, and a reasonable schedule to get quality work done. And this project has allowed that.