Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

“Don’t assume you know what motivates them.” Ask, ‘What motivates you and how can I help?’” “They’re quick studies, so they don’t ask questions and don’t try to build bridges — mostly because they don’t have to.” Neglect the rest of your team.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

It's important that you pass on work to people who have the necessary skills and are motivated to get the job done right. Case Study #1: Hire people you can delegate to. Case Study #2: Make it a win-win-win. Constantly observing her delegate, motivate, and manage for results has taught me a lot."

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

How do you brainstorm ideas, make decisions, and address conflict in a way that is comfortable for everyone? “You need to institutionalize rewards around what you’re trying to motivate people to do so that it’s hardwired in,” says Molinsky. ” Case Study #2: Be clear about your expectations.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

“If you identify talented, motivated people who have been there a long time, that is a very good signal.” It’s worth asking if you can come in and spend a few hours with your prospective team for a group meeting or brainstorming session, Lees says. Case Study #1: Talk to outside sources and observe culture firsthand.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

Use that information to pinpoint what tasks make you feel motivated and absorbed. “Try instead to find the things about your job that make you eager and engaged,” whether it’s brainstorming with a small team, or interacting one-on-one with clients. Case Study #1: The power of enthusiastic peers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Case Study #1: Prepare and be gracious. Case Study #2: Be respectful and don’t let negative feedback discourage you. Now she shares a brief outline of her book in advance, with a short paragraph on her motivation for wanting to write it. Solicit other opinions. Ask for favors — it’s unseemly.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. And our biggest hits, Bot Force and Living Colony, both came from in-house brainstorming and development,” she said. Klaus folded his arms, but Klara wasn’t done.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? The beautiful thing about your story is it makes for a wonderful case study. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work. No One Should Have To Work Under The Adverse Conditions Of A Poor Manager Or Supervisor!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This all starts with thinking carefully about how employees are motivated, and how you can have the right reward systems in place to achieve your desired goal. Five years ago, Jack Welch famously stated that there are three fundamental ways to motivate employees: financial rewards, recognition, and a clear mission.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. Case Study #1: Talk to your team members about how they prefer to work and learn.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Case Study #1: Embed conflict to motivate and inspire. In brainstorming sessions, we used Slither as the foil. Case Study #2: Anchor the story in your personal experiences. Don’t: Assume you don’t have storytelling chops — we all have it in us to tell memorable stories. Give yourself the starring role.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

If this is the case, Jen Su recommends carving out time to connect with the person more regularly. “Those five extra minutes can really matter — especially to people who are motivated by feeling involved and having rapport.” Work with your employee to “brainstorm ways you can help him become more confident.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

By studying your counterpart’s motivations, obstacles, and goals, you can frame your aims not as things they are giving up to you, but “as solutions to a problem that they have.”. That involves brainstorming in advance creative solutions that will work for both parties. Case Study #1: Do your homework.

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