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8 ways to stay motivated and enagaged at work
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Staying Motivated and EngagedJo Miller, CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
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Here are 8 ways to be a high performer during stressful times at work.
We’ve all had days where we felt crushed by our workload.
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We’ll skip the obviously unsustainable ones.
Drink more coffee
Get 5 hours of sleep
Afternoon naps
Get 10 hours of sleep
Marathon weekend email
catch-ups
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Understand your goal orientation1
There are two types of goal orientation. Which type are you?
• Mastery (or learning) orientation• Performance orientation
“A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality,” Dweck and Leggett, 1988
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Performance oriented people prefer to strive for excellence using existing skills.
Mastery oriented people are motivated by the challenge of learning something new.
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Tip: Tailor your goals to suit the style that best motivates you.
Specific, difficult goals lead to higher performance than saying “do your best”.“Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation,” Locke & Latham
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Have friends at work
Gallup found having a “best friend” at work to be one of 12 traits of highly productive and engaged workgroups.
The Gallup Q12 1993-1998
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Manage your energy, not your time
McKinsey’s study of top female leaders found ‘managing energy’ to be a common trait.
“Successful women leaders know how to manage their energy: What drains it or replenishes it.”
“Centered leadership: How talented women thrive,” McKinsey, 2008
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Tip: Understand what drains you and what sustains you.
Maximize productivity with 90 minute intervals and renewal breaks.K. Anders Ericsson, Florida State University
Expand your capacity like elite athletes do.The Power of Full Engagement by Loehr and Schwartz
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Be an energizer5
The Hidden Power of Social Networks by Cross and Parker
Be an energizer!
Those who energize others are much higher performers (and are more likely to be heard and to see their ideas acted upon).
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Tip: “…energizers are not entertainers, or even necessarily very charismatic or intense. Rather, they bring themselves fully into an interaction.”
The Hidden Power of Social Networks by Cross and Parker
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Understand your goal
orientation
Have friends at
work
Manage energy not
time
Be an energizer
Staying motivated & engaged
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Arrive at work in a good mood
Employees at a call center who arrived at work in a good mood performed better and reported feeling more positive after their calls.
Academy of Management, 2011
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Get into a state of “flow”
People who are happiest in their work are those who get into a state of flow when working.
Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
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Tip: To get into a state of flow, seek out• Clear goals• Immediate
feedback• Tasks that are a
challenge, but doable.
Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
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Work well with your boss
Form a good working relationship with your boss. People quit their bosses, not their companies or jobs.
The Gallup Q12 1993-1998
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Develop a new habit
“Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.”
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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Routine
Reward
Cue
1. Identify the routine
2. Experiment with rewards
3. Isolate the cue
4. Have a plan
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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Arrive at work in a
good mood
Get into a state of “flow”
Work well with your
boss
Develop a new habit
Understand your goal orientation
Have friends at
work
Manage energy not
time
Be an energizer
Staying motivated & engaged
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Jo Miller, CEOWomen’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
• Specializes in helping women break into leadership in industries that have been traditionally considered 'a man's world', such as technology, finance and energy.
• Delivers over 60 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women for women’s conferences and corporate women’s initiatives.
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Jo Miller, CEOWomen’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
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