Post on 31-Jul-2015
Keeping Staff Motivated
Julie Christiansen, M.A.President, Leverage U
First Work Leadership Summit
June 12, 2015
Our agenda for today:
• What is motivation? • Where does motivation come from?• How to distinguish between motivation, passion, and leverage.• The difference between Harmonious Passion and Obsessive Passion.• How to cultivate and harness harmonious passion to engage your
team.• Using leverage (the carrot) rather than punishment or threats (the
stick) to keep staff motivated. (This component will be more interactive and practical)
• Putting it all together: the keys to developing a high performing team. (This component will also be interactive)
But first: What motivation ISN’T
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• Controlling• Micro-managing• Bribing• Threatening• Bullying
What is motivation?1. desire to do; interest or drive 2. incentive or inducement 3. the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour
Where does motivation come from?
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Motivation, Leverage, and Passion
Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand, 2010)
HARMONIOUS OBSESSIVE
Obsessive Passion
When Passion goes wrong: Obsessive Passion
“I hate my job with PASSION”
Cultivating Harmonious Passion
• Leader sensitivity• What aspects of the job are your
team members most enthusiastic about?• Strengths-based leadership (The
ABCs) – Forbes Magazine contributor, Ekaterina Walter
• Align; don’t fix• Build diverse teams: • Create a culture of transparency: • Don’t “manage”: Empower.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2013/08/27/four-essentials-of-strength-based-leadership/
Using Leverage to Keep Staff Motivated
ThreatsPositive punishmentNegative punishment
Positive reinforcementNegative reinforcementEncouragementMeaningful praiseCatch them doing things right
Activity
Split into your groups and discuss the scenarios provided. How can you apply what you know about motivation, passion, and leverage to this challenge?
One last thought on motivation
Putting it all together… Building Your High Performance Team
• P• E• R• F• O• R• M