JARSS-C Assessment
What are the factors that build or diminish your motivation and resilience at work? Drawing on over 40 years of research, JARSS-C has identified the 6 key workplace factors that can be interpreted as a threat or as reward.
Use JARSS-C to more deeply understand how you and your colleagues are likely to react to change.
6 key factors for resilience & motivation
JARSS-C identifies which of the 6 key factors will build or diminish your resilience and motivation at work. The influence of each factor varies for each individual.
What happens when cortisol spikes?
Cortisol, the amygdala & the threat response
Certain factors are more likely to trigger your “threat response”, when your amygdala is activated and cortisol spikes. The amygdala plays a key role in how we assess and respond to environmental threats and challenges. The amygdala causes the adrenal glands to release the hormones adrenaline and cortisol* into the blood, as part of a fight-or-flight reaction. This can make it harder to make rational decisions. In addition, while cortisol is important for several bodily processes, it is not helpful while you are sedentary, for example in a “desk job”. If chronic stress means that cortisol is regularly produced and not processed by the body, for example through exercise or other physical exertion, it can contribute to burnout*. *Cortisol: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/fight-or-flight-syndrome *Burnout: https://www.pardigm.com/articles/cortisol-and-burnout
Dopamine and motivation
Motivation is highly correlated to dopamine release, which is released both in pursuit of a goal or reward and when you reach that goal. Depending on the individual and the situation, dopamine may be released in response to several factors, including Recognition, Challenge (the pursuit of a worthy goal) and Social Support. Understanding which factors are more influential for you and your team helps to understand likely responses to change.
Which factors can trigger dopamine, supporting motivation?
Coaching clients, people leaders and HR executives use JARSS-C to spark better conversations and more conscious responses.
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Individual or team assessment?
Individuals use the assessment report and recommendations to proactively plan their responses to upcoming events and challenges.
Teams share and discuss their individual results to better understand the different factors that impact each other.
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Each individual assessment is $250, inc. GST and includes:
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Detailed report
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50 minute debriefing session
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Customised action plan
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