In his presentation to his co-workers, Kyle encouraged his colleagues to reach their highest potential and take pride in their work. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which need did Kyle appeal to?

Self actualization need

Explanation:

Since Kyle encouraged his colleagues to do reach their highest potential and take pride in their work. According to Maslow's hierarchy, Kyle appeal to self actualization need

Maslow defined self-actualization to be "the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for an individual to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming."

The underlined statements in kyle's speech and the definition, are of the same meaning