I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Whether you’re in the U.S. or anywhere else, it’s good to take a few moments to say thank you for your blessings. I’m thankful for all of you who take a few minutes to read this blog. I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to provide …
Tag Archive: motivation
Oct 28 2013
The Motivation Puzzle: How The Pieces Fit Together
Installment number 4 of my series of motivation has been published in the ExtraMILE ezine. This one, “The Motivation Puzzle: How The Pieces Fit Together” presents a way leaders can achieve better results by helping workers achieve their motivations. Please check it out here. You can view previous editions of the ezine, including …
Sep 27 2013
I Need Therefore I Am – Part II
Installment number 3 of my series of motivation has been published in the ExtraMILE ezine. This one, I Need Therefore I Am – Part II continues the discussion of basic human needs as they apply to supervisors and managers. Please check it out here. You can view previous editions of the ezine, including …
Aug 26 2013
I Need Therefore I Am
Please take a look at my latest article published in the the ExtraMILE e-zine.This is the second of a 5-part series on leadership and motivation. Read the article and let me know what you think. The series offers a different way of looking at motivation and will culminate in an explanation of the …
Mar 27 2013
One Time When Money Can Be a Motivator
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:38 — 29.1MB)
One Time When Money Can Be a Motivator I constantly tell people that money is not a motivator. Multiple studies have shown that to be true. Money can change behavior and can appear to motivate people but it doesn’t really help them meet their own needs. With one exception. In his Hierarchy of …
Mar 20 2013
Motivation and Your People’s Needs
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02 — 22.1MB)
Motivation and Your People’s Needs One of the most important concepts to understand about motivation is need. Dr. Abraham Maslow’s extensive study of this concept resulted in the famous Hierarchy of Needs. He identified 5 needs that he felt covered the entire population and he felt those needs drove a person’s internal motivation. …
Mar 13 2013
Motivation and Engagement: What’s the Connection?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:52 — 20.6MB)
Motivation and Engagement: What’s the Connection? Employee engagement has become a management buzz phrase lately. What do we really mean by engagement? What’s the connection to motivation? Engagement simply refers to how much an employee is interested and involved in the mission and goals of the company. Unfortunately many employees just come to …
Mar 06 2013
Why All This Talk About Employee Motivation?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:46 — 20.1MB)
Why All This Talk About Employee Motivation? When I was young I sometimes would hear someone promise to apply some “size 12 motivation.” Sometimes there was some other thinly veiled threat to take some unpleasant action under the guise of motivation. These techniques were not really motivation. But, you say, they worked. Yes …
Nov 23 2011
Who’s in the Planning Process – and When?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (7.0MB)
Who’s in the Planning Process – and When? Should we involve our team in the planning or should they only be involved in planning the implementation rather than the plan itself? Some years ago it was popular to include worker level people in executive level planning. The thought was to “get their buy-in.” …
May 18 2011
A White House Union? Motivation with High Achievers
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:29 — 3.2MB)
It jumped out at me from the jumble of other news stories – “Staffers in the White House budget office filed a petition to gain more input into their working conditions.” They wanted to join a union! The story went on to say that the workers were seeking a little more say in …
