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Team Dialog: Environment Matters

Persuasive Powerhouse

So if your intent is to engage your team and/or have great dialog, consider the following: The Physical Environment The room should not be too large or too small: A room that is too large can often suck energy – and sound – away from the discussion. What else have you noticed about the environment that promotes team dialog?

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Motivation in the Modern Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Two contributing pioneers from “ the way-back machine ” in that regard were Abraham Maslow and Frederick Herzberg. The Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow, 1954). the sources of job dissatisfaction emanated from the work environment, and the sources of job satisfaction were imbedded in the job itself ).

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Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Suggestions for C-suite executives Be open about your own learning and development. Don’t think for a second that leaders throughout the organization don’t notice the absence of discussion about c-suite development and learning. You are creating an environment that values invincibility and downplays learning.

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Navigate the Swirl: 7 Conversations for Transformation

Skip Prichard

In his new book, NAVIGATE THE SWIRL: 7 Crucial Conversations For Business Transformation , Hawkes shares what he has learned guiding hundreds of organizations, large and small, on their growth journeys and lays out a playbook for leading transformative change, applicable at any stage of a company’s development. ” -Abraham Maslow.

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M: Self-Determination

LDRLB

The theory developed as Edward Deci and Richard Ryan began to study why individuals engage in activities for their own sake without seeking to obtain a goal or reward. The first that humans are proactive by nature and seek to develop their potential. The second that humans desire to grow and develop themselves and their capabilities.

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M: Herzberg

LDRLB

The two-factor theory (also known as Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory) was developed by Frederick Herzberg. If, on the other hand, management wants to reduce dissatisfaction, then it must focus on the job environment, working conditions and policies.

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M: Self-Determination

LDRLB

The theory developed as Edward Deci and Richard Ryan began to study why individuals engage in activities for their own sake without seeking to obtain a goal or reward. The first that humans are proactive by nature and seek to develop their potential. The second that humans desire to grow and develop themselves and their capabilities.

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