The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 26, 2012

In 1968 Frederick Herzberg reminded us of this in his now-classic Harvard Business Review article entitled “ One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? And yet, too many distressed managers believe employees are out for themselves and motivated primarily by money. They overlook the power of collaboration with their employees.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Once airborne, only a tiny amount of energy is then required to keep it flying. Projects take time, energy and resources to get going, and then when you think everything is going swimmingly, summer kicks in — and unless managed carefully, the momentum can be lost. Think about an aircraft. And it’s the same in your business, too.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If you know where you are coming from and where others are coming from you can begin to see what might motivate someone to join your change effort. We have our own motivations and our preferred ways of dealing with change. The chart below helps you to see how your motivation relates to the motivation of others.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 20, 2013

Examples mentioned: Keas (complete solution) JP Morgan (small steps) DTE Energy Expedition (low-tech) Resources Mentioned in This Episode Video: Foldit Co-creator Seth Cooper talks about the power of games to motivate action. Gamification is just one of many available engagement strategies: how do you know when to use it?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2012

The strong small business owner will set an example of trust and cooperation. Passion, compassion, energy, and motivation – they are all an essential part of a solution-centric attitude that is best served from above. The best place for a positive company culture to come from is from the top down.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 17, 2016

They also align their behavior with team/organizational objectives and values and they cooperate, encourage and help their colleagues. Such leaders are capable of building trust for those around them will sense their care is not motivated by self-interest. The root word of “corporation” is “corpus,” which means “body” in Latin.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2020

Understanding Motivation. I’ve always been fascinated by people’s motivation. These skills center around understanding why a person does something, tapping into their drives and ways of communicating, and getting cooperation. These skills work wonderfully to make a person feel safe and get cooperation. Harley and Karinch.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The authors note that “Knowing Thyself means bringing a fresh transparency to our hidden motives and identities.” Foster a cultre of cooperation and collaboration by defying the myth of the exceptional individual, and by explaining the corporate gains of working together.”. Rule 4: “Do Not Waste Energy on Things You Cannot Change.”

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

By engaging with others in meaningful, cooperative activities away from the workplace and then leveraging insights gathered there into positive and productive work relationships.” Trust in leadership helps you motivate employees to produce greater results.” Susan Fowler contributed Can You Teach Motivation?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2021

It sounds cooperative. Energy-building. They can choose their own leader, we can appoint one for them, or they may even have co-leadership, but there needs to be someone who has the assigned task of steering, motivating and leading the team to accomplish it’s mission. The team is part of a accomplishing the greater vision.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 10, 2012

Look for cooperation and the positive side of the behavior and build on that; 3. 12 Types of Difficult Team Members. . (-) Creates resentment amongst other team members, brings “negative energy” to the team. (+) Can serve as an indicator that the team has reached burn-out or overload. Determine what motivates this person.

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Leading Blog

MAY 24, 2011

Are you willing to drive to Illinois several times a year and spend quality time with your kids, even if Patty does nothing more than cooperate?” Joe will struggle if that is his motive or intention. Joe said, “Yes.” It’s never as difficult as we make it when we get clear on what we can control and what we are committed to.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2018

The business is also the people who make it and the company culture that forms as a result of their interactions, their cooperation or lack thereof. The value of that asset is in creating a safe, comfortable, and motivating space for you and the team. A business is more than the brand or the products and services it sells.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This extract from Wellbeing at Work by Cary Cooper and Ian Hesketh is ©2019 and reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd. Inspirational Motivation (IM). Inspirational motivation. To inspire and motivate are attributes that all leaders must possess. Transformational leadership. Intellectual Stimulation (IS).

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The increase in positivity, energy levels, engagement, cooperation, and grades was immediate and lasting. What’s the lingering effect on motivation to improve and performance? Students studied their feedback and then summarized what they’d been told in a brief verbal report to the rest of the class.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2015

Tanveer Naseer of Tanveer Naseer Leadership provides an examination of the motivating factors of obligation and commitment and how one of them can help leaders to promote the best in those they lead. This fulfillment is not a result based on power, but by the positive influence they can be to others. Follow Jeff. Follow Tanveer. Follow LaRae.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Daily Questions can be a game changer because they reinforce our commitment, they ignite our motivation where we need it and not where we don’t, and they shrink our goals into manageable increments. We can’t structure everything obviously—no environment is that cooperative.” OUR NEED FOR STRUCTURE. The structure provides it for us.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In fact, research shows that while creative people are generally more likely to experience higher levels of intrinsic motivation, they also perform worse when not intrinsically motivated. Not enough pressure will lead to a lack of motivation, and too much of it will create stress that inhibits one’s ability to think creatively.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 22, 2021

That motivates me. My family understands me and cooperates. Again, I love people, so even though this drains my energy – it fuels me for ministry. One standard I have for my ministry is whether I’m loving the people who are difficult to love. So, I strive to do so. The key for us is my family knows me as I know them.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 6, 2019

The crows had to expend a lot more energy than the hawk to maintain their efforts. The hawk represented a threat to the crows, so they cooperatively worked together to mob the hawk in an attempt to drive him away. Check your motives —The hawk isn’t completely innocent in this situation. I don’t know.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 13, 2011

Writing in Executive Excellence , Joseph Folkman reports on “improving nine leadership behaviors has the greatest impact on employee satisfaction and commitment: Inspire and motivate others. Leaders who effectively inspire and motivate others have high energy and enthusiasm. Driving for results. Collaboration.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 19, 2011

In other words, when the members of a group feel positive emotions related to being understood, respected, appreciated, and included by their group’s leaders and fellow members, it forms a bond that strengthens cooperation and commitment among group members. If it’s charged, we are energized; if not, we become drained and lose energy.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 10, 2010

Inspire their motivation. Motivation comes from within. That means you can't motivate them. But if you learn who they are and nurture a relationship with each person, you can learn what motivates them. High-energy people who already have goals. Support them when there are opportunities to get training.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It sounds cooperative. Energy-building. They can choose their own leader, we can apppoint one for them, or they may even have co-leadership, but there needs to be someone who has the assigned task of steering, motivating and leading the team to accomplish it’s mission. The team is part of a accomplishing the greater vision.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

For instance, I noticed a fascinating paper (PDF) in the American Review of Public Administration that looks at the consequences of conflict and cooperation in, of all contexts, U.S. The reason: Conformists support highly creative team members — and boost cooperation. What Doesn't Motivate Creativity Can Kill It.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Accept Help:   The rescue operation appears to have been a model of private and public sector cooperation and coordination. As the energy showed by the returning miners demonstrated, that approach paid off. .  Thankfully for everyone, it worked. In no small part, it’s because Pinera went all in.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Moreover, building rapport is easily achieved assuming your motivations for doing so are sincere. If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. However this will rarely happen if lines of communication do not remain open.

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 24, 2010

With everything that a person has to do, it may not be so easy to keep the group perspective in mind, or to stay motivated to help the other members do their best. In basketball, a team that brings superior teamwork and energy can usually defeat an opponent that has superior talent.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.&# - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) On COOPERATION - “The world must learn to work together, or finally it will not work at all.&# - Dwight D. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

” Guilt can sometimes be motivating. For example, feelings of guilt can increase people’s propensity to cooperate. And, in some cases, guilt can also motivate people to make progress on projects that have stalled. You want to use guilt as a motivational tool when you are in a position to get work done.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

That motivates me. My family understands me and cooperates. Again, I love people, so even though this drains my energy – it fuels me for ministry. One standard I have for my ministry is whether I’m loving the people who are difficult to love. I strive to do so. The key for us is my family knows me as I know them.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 21, 2023

The silence in the office is deafening, and your motivation is plummeting faster than a lead balloon. Suddenly, your mood lifts, your focus sharpens, and you find yourself humming along as you tackle your work with renewed energy. Rhythm and energy can still be present, as long as the music isn’t too overwhelming or complex.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Have you learned about the 7 energy systems within us called Chakras? I am also into energy work. Yoga or any flow art (running, cycling, tai chi, etc) are great ways to cultivate leadership presence and vital for restoring and renewing the energy it takes to lead self and others. Great post! Thanks for sharing!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Plus, as a result of a lack of cross-organizational coordination and cooperation, Nokia wasn’t able to improve its proprietary operating system, Symbian, which would have allowed it to support a more sophisticated smartphone. The BRIDGE that failed for Gap Makers #2, 3, and 4 : Company-Wide Coordination and Cooperation.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Paying it forward, they write, means that people’s motivations are driven by “positive affect: ‘You help me, and I feel grateful, so I pay it forward by helping a third party.” ” Few people have the mental energy to deal with the constant scorekeeping that rewarding reputation requires.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

. “Good stress,” or what is sometimes known as “eudaemonic stress,” (derived from the Greek word “eudaemonia,” or flourishing) indicates that some types of stress can make us healthier , motivate us to be our best, and help us perform at our peak. In fact, burnout is a lagging indicator of chronic stress.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

First, and most important, by relying on the self-nomination approach, the company tapped into the hidden energy, diversity, and skills of its employees. On the one hand, this elevated the visibility of the program and enticed the most capable and motivated candidates to apply.

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