MAKE AND TAKE ENERGIZE, MOTIVATE & SUSTAIN MOMENTUM IN YOUR STAFF

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INTRODUCING OUR SPEAKER FOR TODAY Chris Chamberlain,

Assistant Professor Department of

Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism

California State University, East Bay

RAISE YOUR HAND IF…

You have ever been motivated to do else to do something by someone else…

HOW WELL DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT:

(Answer in the feedback box)“If I take time to play, energize and motivate the staff I work with, they will be more engaged and do a better job.”

FILL IN THE TEXT BOX

When I need to “re-charge my batteries” I try to ….

PRE-WEBINAR ASSIGNMENT ONE

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_57.htm

MOTIVATION TEST SCORE POLLING

What was your score? (Select the corresponding letter in your Feedback Box)

• A. 44-60 - Wonderful! You get things done, and you don't let anything stand in your way.

• B. 28-43 -You're doing OK on self-motivation. You're certainly not failing – however, you could achieve much more.

• C. 12-27 - You allow your personal doubts and fears to keep you from succeeding..

• D. I didn’t take the test.

ENERGIZERS VS. MOTIVATORS In your feedback box, how strongly do you agree with

this statement?

“There is a distinct difference between energizers and motivators.”

ENERGIZERS VS. MOTIVATORS

Might be quick actions Planned or unplanned Daily (or more frequent)

energizers are common. Individual energizers are

encouraged. Energizers can “exercise”

the mind or body. Often involve physical

activity Can feel like games, play

or fun

Often are planned activities or outcomes.

Can be challenges, competitions or contests.

Might take the form of rewards or incentives. (If you do this, you get this.)

Motivators are often attached to reaching goals or improving performance.

Energizers Motivators

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF Recreation professionals are the

worst at taking their own advice. We’re so committed to quality of life

experiences that we often forget to do the same ourselves.

What can you do for “fun?” Staff game days Organized lunches A department calendar (guess who

this is contest) Daily brain teasers & challenges

It’s been said that you should laugh every day.In your text box list some things that you do for “office space fun.”

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF - BRAINTEASERS

There are 3 full glasses and 3 empty glasses of water. Only moving one glass, alternate the full and empty glasses.

F F F E E E

In your feedback box please answer a. We figured it out.b. We did not figure it out.c. We THINK we figured it out.d. We were too lazy to try to figure it

out.

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF - BRAINTEASERS

What order are these numbers in?

8 5 9 1 6 3 0

In your feedback box please answer yes or no

YES, We got it!NO, We didn’t get it!

CHECK OUT ONLINE RESOURCES TO ENERGIZE YOUR BRAIN

Luminosity.comTrain your brain and track your

progress.

Braingle.com 20,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic

problems, quizzes and mind puzzles 

Creativepuzzles.comPuzzle ideas that can be used on and

off-line. Print and use at staff meetings

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF – IDEAS?

oConsider the following activities to boost energy among your staff:oMystery donut daysoFree lunch time massagesoCelebrate absurd holidaysoDress down daysoBowling oExercise groups

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF BRAINSTORM

Refer to your pre-webinar assignment.

On your handout… list your favorite energizer.

In your text box…List a few of your most “unique” energizers.

ENERGIZING YOUR STAFF

o In your text box:o Brainstorm a list of as many ways as possible that

you could energize you team.

o Be as specific as possible.

ENERGIZING DIFFERENT STAFFERS

Some fun, some work

No such thing as one size fits all

Know your staff and know what makes them tick

Set stretch goals Switch up duties to

energize Goal is to keep staff

engaged

MOTIVATION DEFINED Tom Peters in, The Little Big

Things, said, “I hate the word “motivation”…I hate it because the idea of me “motivating” you is so outrageous and arrogant…to state the obvious…only you can motivate you.” p. 11

Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.

Motivation is what causes us to act.

Know yourself and know your people.

TIPS IN MOTIVATING OTHERSFrom Mark Sanborn’s

101 Tips to Get and Stay Motivated

Energize yourself: Exercise dramatically affects mood and attitude.

Make it easy to get started: Reduce mountainous projects into doable steps.

Make time to refuel: Just like a car that runs out of gas, take breaks to refuel during the day.

Protect your attitude from energy suckers: Negative people can drain you and your staff.

MOTIVATION- IDEA SHARING

Refer to your PRE-WEBINAR Assignment

In your text box: “What techniques do

you use to motivate yourself PERSONALLY?”

MOTIVATION- IDEA SHARING

In your text box: “What techniques

do you use to motivate others?”

MOMENTUM - DEFINED

“The positive or negative change in cognition, affect, physiology, and behavior caused by an event or series of events that affects either the perceptions of the competitors or, perhaps, the quality of performance and the outcome of the competition.”

MOMENTUM – POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE

Positive momentum is associated with periods of competition, such as a winning streak, things seem to ‘go right’ for the competitors.

In contrast, negative momentum is associated with periods, such as a losing streak, when everything seems to ‘go wrong’.

SHIFT IN MOMENTUM – A RECENT EXAMPLE

Momentum often shifts over the course of a game, competition, tournament, project or activity.

As we saw in the recent Super Bowl, momentum can swing from team to team. Both teams had a period of momentum when things just went right.

Momentum builds as confidence builds. Think of the San Francisco Giants and their improbable comebacks in the playoffs last year.

Every player on the field contributed to the growing confidence in the team- maybe a play or a pitch and those plays or pitches continued to build into a win, then another.

NEGATIVE MOMENTUM- IDEA SHARING

Answer in your text box: Knowing how psychological

momentum can be, what types of things create NEGATIVE momentum in teams?

POSITIVE MOMENTUM- IDEA SHARING

Answer in your text box: Knowing how psychological

momentum can be, what types of things create POSITIVE momentum in teams?

PRIORITIZE YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERS

On your handout… Last month’s Make and Take

Webinar introduced the Prioritization Pyramid.

Based on the ideas generated in the last activity -- What Positive Momentum Builders will you place on TOP of your Prioritization Pyramid?

Questions to consider? What NEEDS to get done? What NEEDS to get done first? What NEEDS to get done

NOW? What activities have gotten

“stalled” or “stuck?” (Need a kick in the pants)

A

B

C

PRIORITIZE MOTIVATORS AND ENERGIZERS

On your handout…• We’ve brainstormed lots of energizers and

motivators today! You also listed some on your Pre-Webinar Assignment (#2).

• Taking all these ideas into consideration, which motivators/energizers are high priority?

• Add to your pyramid and apply a couple of energizers and motivators to the Prioritization Pyramid introduced during last month’s Make and Take Webinar.a. Personal

Energizers/Motivatorsa. Professional

Energizers/Motivators As a “Team Leader” how do YOU motivate others?)

a. What does your agency do to motivate?

A

B

C

YOUR CHALLENGE – SCHEDULE ENERGIZERSON YOUR HANDOUT…

It’s important to plan and schedule regular energizers and motivators.

Use your

handout to schedule frequency dailyweeklymonthlyquarterlyYearly

Remember They can be fun They can be brain

teasers/joke of the day They can be a

person/activity of the week Celebrate odd holidays

such as “National Puzzle Day” or “National Tell a Fairy Tale Day.”

Start a debate for fun’s sake:

Is Cheesecake a cake or a pie?

Paper or plastic? Turn a “what if” into a “why

not?”

YOUR CHALLENGE – TAKE STEPS Take steps to build momentum.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Recognize achievements along the way to the larger goal.

Look at ways to build confidence in your team- little things that are easy to achieve

Look for opportunities to “get the ball” to someone new on the team.

Build on the strengths of your individual team members and once those strengths are mega strong, mix in a weakness but tie it to the strength.

Do pieces of all of this and you’ve got a high performing team!

LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEWED

You should now be able to: Implement easy & fun motivation strategies Understand and address key generational

changes when it comes to motivation Bring a fresh, high energy approach to

engaging your staff Sustain momentum from project to project in

your staff

REVIEW

Please type in the text box the most valuable thing you learned today.

COMMITMENT TO ACTION

Please type into the text box… ONE energizer, motivator or momentum builder you will implement with your team in the next month.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH!

Make and Take Marketing Plan Jodi Rudick, ADvisors Marketing Group

Get ready to brainstorm and create a ready-to use marketing plan!

HOW TO CONTACT CHRIS…

Chris Chamberlain, Assistant Professor Department of Hospitality, Recreation &

Tourism California State University, East Bay 510-885-2010 Chris.Chamberlain@csueastbay.edu

Chris Chamberlain Leading Edge Training & Development 925-570-9854 recreationchris@gmail.com