Reflect upon your own experience with performance management systems – this could be paid or unpaid, or an internship/placement experience. Were you given goals? If yes, what impact did this have on your ability to do your job? If not, what impact did this have? Did the environment help or hinder your motivation? Specifically, what was it about the environment or your supervisor that caused your motivation to increase or decrease? What could the organisation or your supervisor have done to help address this (or, what did they do)?