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The concept of the career anchor was first developed some thirty years ago by Edgar Schein, a Sloan Fellows Professor of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Schein says that people are primarily motivated by one of eight anchors–priorities that define how they see themselves and how they see their work.

The eight anchors:

1. Technical/functional competence. The key for a person with

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Author: Anne Field | Source: “Getting a Handle on Employee Motivation” | Original Publication: HBS Working Knowledge | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration