Both as a leadership coach and presentations skills trainer, this presentation was a pleasure to watch! Adapted from Dan Pink’s book, Drive, it shows you why money is no longer the key motivator in the workplace, and why paying some employees more can even lead to decreased productivity.
So, when does money still serve as a motivational factor and what can be done to motivate people once monetary rewards reach the tipping point?
In other words: How can you successfully bolster and maintain employee engagement in the workplace of the 21st century?
Are you one of the many people taking stock of the status of their business or career?
Although it’s good to sometimes just “be”, where our businesses and careers are concerned what we actually “do” makes all the difference in the direction we take and the level of satisfaction we achieve.
Sometimes, though, it’s obvious that doing what we’ve always done won’t be sufficient to take us where we want and need to go:
What would make a real difference in the success you’re having with your business?
How can you not only improve your on-the-job performance, as well as increase your job satisfaction?
When is the right time to make that big career or business move you’ve been visualizing
Take part in the Career 2010 Survey to take stock of your present professional situation, as well as to short-list possible solutions.
Trina
P.S. Eine deutsche Version - Beruf 2010 - gibt es selbstverständlich auch!
“…Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider real value — and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life…”
Especially working with young professionals, I like to talk about finding joy in what you do. We spend much too much time on the job to simply consider it a way to earn money. How can we expect long-term happiness and any type of real success in our work, if we don’t get the feeling that we are using our strengths and talents while growing by doing?
Today I’d like to share a video with you I found over at I Need Motivation. In an interview on NBC’s Today Show motivational speaker Tony Robbins talks with Matt Lauer about strategies to remain motivated - even in a less-than-friendly economic situation.
In a former professional life I was Head of Human Resources Development for a major international advertising group.
Whereas a normal job application in Germany is an extremely formalized affair, it’s commonly felt that an application sent in to an ad agency has to really stand out in the crowd. In some ways that’s true, especially if you apply for a job as copywriter or art director. Creative Directors want to see evidence that your artwork sizzle and your headlines pack a punch.
Being part of this conference is providing me with the opportunity to talk and work with women on a topic that is pivotal in my own professional journey. My subject:
“Keys to True Entrepreneurship: Honoring Personal Authenticity”
The process of setting goals for 2008 has me curious about what has helped me successfully change my attitudes and behaviours in the past in order to move forward and upward along the path I have chosen for myself.
In other words: What did I do right before, so I can continue doing it in the future?
We’re coming down to the wire with 2007 now. Time for me to reflect on the challenges and victories of the past year, as well as focus on the goals I will set for myself in 2008.
For me 2007 meant the 2nd full year of living my dream of self-employment, and - because of that - leading a life extremely different from the one I had lead for the previous 20-odd years.
“For every nine people who denounce innovation, only one will encourage it… For every nine people who do things the way they have always been done, only one will ever wonder if there is a better way. For every nine people who stand in line in front of a locked building, only one will ever come around and check the back door.
Our progress as a species rests squarely on the shoulders of that tenth person. The nine are satisfied with things they are told are valuable. Person 10 determines for himself what has value.”
