Motivation

MOTIVATION 49% 70% OF EMPLOYEES LIKE VERBAL (n.) mo ti va tion [ mo tə váysh'n ]THE DRIVING FORCE BY WHICH HUMANS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THEORY + IDEAS: PRAISE QUOTES: Daniel Pink says that once someone is paid sufficiently, three i things impact Motivation: OF EMPLOYEES RECEIVE VERBAL PRAISE M=ExIxV "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." - Jim Rohn GOOD JOB! I MASTERY: We want to get demonstrably better at what we do. M = Motivation AUTONOMY: 12 THE AVERAGE I We want to do our job free of micromanagement and add our own personal flair. E = Expectancy; Will my hard work result in measurable AMERICAN "People often say that motivation doesn't last. WellI, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily." Zig Ziglar EMPLOYEE PURPOSE progress toward the goal? WASTES I We want to do work that we find personally meaningful. | = Instrumentality; How likely is it that I will be rewarded (or punished)? 2HRS+5MIN OF AN EIGHT HOUR DAY V = Valence; What is the size of the reward? "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill мне TEDINND 30% OF EXECUTIVES SAY | THAT MOTIVATING i THEIR EMPLOYEES ! IS THEIR TOUGHEST ononon.on QUESTIONS TO LEAD BY: инс ионе Do you provide opportunities for people to get better at their job in measurable ways? Do you communicate and recognize this improvement? (Mastery) enananam ACTION STEPS: Ask your team what you can do to ensure that their hard work results in measurable results with a minimum of I wasted effort (Expectancy). Are those you lead free from unnecessary managerial oversight? What do you do to remove impediments to progress from their paths? (Autonomy) $759 BILLION COST OF TIME WASTED EVERY YEAR Reflect on how those you lead are rewarded for excellence. Are you con- sistent and fair in your praise of those who have done exemplary work (Instrumentality)? COURTESY OF INCBLOT Aside from a paycheck, why do the people you lead come to work in the morning?(Purpose) Organizational Psychology incblot.org Ask a team member what non-monetary rewards they might find motivational.