The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

An author writing a book on motivational techniques asked for my thoughts: How do you feel about increased Personal Time Off as an incentive? Are there any hidden drawbacks to these incentives? If they’re used to “motivate” or “incentivize,” those manipulative approaches can backfire.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2012

"Leadership is about managing energy, first in yourself and then in those around you.". In a recent UNH Executive Development Program , the instructor, Professor Jim Clawson, challenged a group a senior managers to reflect on how they are managing their personal energy, and as leaders, the impact they are having on their employee’s energy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 23, 2014

She’d brought in extra training, introduced a clever incentive program, stack ranked and managed the outliers, implemented every best practice she could find, and even invited her boss in for a quick motivational talk. Shelly (not her real name) was completely frustrated with her team’s call center results.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 7, 2013

The answers to these questions give you a window into your employee’s motivational focus – something every leader needs to understand in order to give feedback and create incentives that are persuasive and motivating. One group will be motivated by applause, the other by criticism. What’s Their Focus?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

Disengaged and distracted employees cost businesses money as they ‘sleepwalk’ through their workday, bringing little energy or passion to the table. The study showed a 27 percent performance increase when an incentive was offered for persistence toward a company goal.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 18, 2023

They keep fiddling with pay, bonuses, and financial incentives to find the elusive combination that will motivate people to higher performance. ” Recognition, celebration, and appreciation are powerful and renewable energy sources. Even small increases in their energy and enthusiasm will have a dramatic cumulative effect.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The primary motivation for this was to make a positive contribution to society, but there was also a strong belief that speaking up helped to express corporate values. An overwhelming 77.5% of them said that leaders should be taking a stand on political issues, with 62.5% ” Values-based leadership. . ” Values-based leadership.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 23, 2010

Simple leadership musings from the trenches: motivation. “ Motivating” people is unsustainable, if not completely unrealistic for any period of time, or at any true depth. If the motivation comes from an extrinsic place, ie. One develops a tolerance to it.

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Motivation Leadership Long-term Incentives 70

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 7, 2016

120 years worth of research done by Edward Deci and Judy Cameron show that Intrinsic Motivation increases engagement by 300%. How can you achieve intrinsic motivation? Purpose and Fulfillment come from leaders investing time and energy into their people. “If Incentives of Choice. Purpose and Fulfillment.

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Merchandising Motivation Hotels Short-term 150

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Skin-deep leadership destroys trust and zaps energy. In this environment, ever stronger threats or incentives are needed to “motivate” people. Core Leadership Energies Wadhwa’s article is built around the Mentora Institute’s leadership model. We eventually see through to the real person. People feel manipulated.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Not because of some clever incentive program. Check yourself first, are your motives in their best interest? You’re out there with the right motives, connecting and doing the right thing, but they’ve been burned before. The #whatplanetareyoufrom ? The #thischickisclearlyfromH R lament. Not because of beautiful spin.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 3, 2022

While it seems wholly natural that when people migrate to another country, when they do so for personal betterment, they are often branded using the derisory term “economic migrant”, as though such motives are somehow diminishing them or the thought processes they went through when making the move. ” Making the move.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 20, 2022

“Those who are able to inspire give people a sense of purpose or belonging that has little to do with any external incentive or benefit to be gained. “We’re learning that the profit motive, potent though it is, can be an insufficient impetus for both individuals and organizations.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2012

The ramification of this incentive is easy to deduce. Strategists motivate employees to invest time and energy in the stated strategic direction. They are staffers, not line managers. Strategic Planning positions exist inside companies, and in external consulting businesses. Consultants earn a living by the clock.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2020

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 5 – Leaders have specific goals.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 5 – Leaders have specific goals.

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Succession Stress Teamwork Incentives 65

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 11, 2016

Offer incentives for their willingness to take risks. The post Communicating with the Four DISC Styles appeared first on Motivational Business Speaker|Leadership Training |DISC Training. Stay on task. Be clear, specific and to the point. Help them get organized and put details in writing. Don’t leave decisions in the air.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 29, 2015

If employees could double their hourly wage if they just “embraced the program” you first need a shift from bot gear, before any incentive overlay will work. You can’t motivate a bot. The guy I worked for was wrong. Because I’m not a bot, I ignored that advice, and results improved. You can’t grow a bot.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 1, 2023

But it could also be that you are no longer motivated for the work, because you’ve led as far as you can lead. I once wrote about leaders needing a challenge to stay motivated. I felt freedom to leave when it seemed we had accomplished that assignment.

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Loyalty Positioning Incentives Edmondson 61

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2018

It will require demystifying your staff and for you to figure out what motivates them and how to keep that momentum going on a daily basis. Seeing as breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, your staff skipping breakfast could result in them having decreased levels of energy and being less able to concentrate.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 5, 2019

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 5 – Leaders have specific goals.

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How To Stress Teamwork Incentives 50

Eric Jacobson

MAY 9, 2019

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 5 – Leaders have specific goals.

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Succession Stress Teamwork Incentives 50

General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

However, like the Jesuits each of us wants to use our time, talent and energy to help make the world better than we first found it. They figured out that fear paralyzes initiative, stifles creativity, and provides no incentive to stretch and to grow. After all, they are members of a religious order that may be different from yours.

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Commitment Mentor Examples Compliance 419

Tim Milburn

JUNE 19, 2013

A business leader who can identify with employees about the sometimes repetitive work or mundane research and provide incentives and even a little light humor can go a long way into creating an office where everyone wants to do their work. Even mistakes and failures are welcome challenges to a motivated business leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 15, 2018

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 5 – Leaders have specific goals.

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Succession Stress Teamwork Incentives 50

Change Starts Here

AUGUST 6, 2013

Motivate Action. Create the necessary energy for change by giving people a reason to participate. Provide the incentive to leave the comfort of the status quo and to exert extra effort to make things better in the future. Empower people to make decisions and to take action to achieve the desired results.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 25, 2019

Management by Objective, incentive pay, business plans cause further loss, unknown and unknowable. Per Dr. Deming, human beings are born with intrinsic motivation and joy in learning. Per Dr. Deming; nobody motivates anyone, except through fear. Rewards for the one at the top, punishment for one at the bottom.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Inspirational Motivation (IM). Inspirational motivation. To inspire and motivate are attributes that all leaders must possess. This active element indicates that, like most things that impact on wellbeing, it requires time, energy, considera- tion and a deep sense of caring for others. Intellectual Stimulation (IS).

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Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 67

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

So when it comes to motivating employees to change, it should be no surprise that leaders who rely on rationality typically spend time and energy on the wrong things, send messages that miss the mark, and create frustrating unintended consequences. Less can be more when it comes to incentives. Yet most do it anyhow.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 14, 2019

But it could also be that you are no longer motivated for the work, because you’ve led as far as you can lead. I once wrote about leaders needing a challenge to stay motivated. By the time my current position became available I felt we had accomplished that assignment.

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Loyalty Positioning Incentives Motivation 35

Building Personal Strength

AUGUST 18, 2010

Managers need to tap into people’s motivation. Leaders inspire, not with rah-rah speeches or monetary incentives, but by setting an example, getting to know people’s values, needs and interests, expressing the team vision, assigning the right tasks to the right people, and showing appreciation for jobs well done. Work isn’t easy.

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The Idolbuster

JULY 6, 2012

It requires a deep understanding of our own motivations so that we can inspire with the best intentions. To lead with joy and energy, we must love what we do. Save bonuses and long-term incentives. This week’s guest post is from a Vice President who wishes to remain anonymous. . Great leadership is hard. Stay relevant.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The dilemma for directors, however, is determining what aspects of sustainability, or ESG performance, should have priority — and should be linked to pay incentives. Compensation committees often start by tying bonuses and long-term incentives to goals related to compliance and risk management.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 18, 2011

I once wrote about leaders needing a challenge to stay motivated. If you sense God has released you to pursue other positions, it may soon be time to leave. When your work is finished - It could be that you’ve accomplished what you were sent to accomplish. Read more of that thought HERE.). Please understand.

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Incentives Loyalty Positioning Career 78

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Thus, effortful management requires that leaders be more thoughtful and persistent in trying to understand why their employees may be thinking of leaving and what time, energy, and other resources are needed to increase their engagement.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 4, 2022

The Star Wars website gives this definition, “The Force is a mysterious energy field created by life that binds the galaxy together.” ” This is a powerful analogy for the leadership and culture energy fields that bind teams and organizations together. But we really can’t motivate anyone.

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