Blame is one of the triumvirate of psycho-pathologies that worst afflict human beings. If we consider briefly for a moment the story of Adam and Eve in the garden at the beginning, when they were perfect, we find in the Fall of mankind all three psycho-pathologies there in virulent form. First, they attempt to denyContinue reading “The Organisational Map and 4 Change Stoppers: # 4 Blame”
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Organisational Change Blocker #3: Isolation
If the first change stopper, dependency culture, is heavily related to Relationship type motivators, and the second change stopper, busy-busy management, is more relevant to Achievement motivators, then it may come as no surprise to Motivational Mappers that the third change stopper, isolation, is deeply connected to the third of the motivational triad, Growth motivators.Continue reading “Organisational Change Blocker #3: Isolation”
Organisational Change Blocker #2: Busy-Busy Management
I looked last time at the first major change stopper within an organisation – dependency culture – and how this related to Motivational Maps and how Maps can help unravel this problem. The second major change blocker is similar: it’s the Busy-Busy Management style that is so prevalent within organisations, including the organisation of theContinue reading “Organisational Change Blocker #2: Busy-Busy Management”
How Dependency Culture Blocks Change in your Organisation
Three years ago I did a blog in which I explained why change was so difficult to effect organisationally, giving four reasons, and citing the great Philip Crosby when he said, "Good ideas and solid concepts have a great deal of difficulty in being understood by those who earn their living by doing it someContinue reading “How Dependency Culture Blocks Change in your Organisation”
Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012
Frederick Glaysher claims to be an epic poet, and furthermore to have written an epic poem, The Parliament of Poets. This is a huge claim and an astonishing ambition. Is he? Has he? Before responding to these two important questions by reviewing his book, let me outline why I think this is such a bigContinue reading “Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012”
Why I Wrote the Book Mapping Motivation
It would be a great thing to be able to review one’s own book, in my case, Mapping Motivation, but it would of course be entirely invalid; I am, as they say, biased! On the other hand, though, I can answer the question: why did you write this book? And there is a perfect stormContinue reading “Why I Wrote the Book Mapping Motivation”
Motivation, Performance and Proof
I sometimes get asked what the evidence is for various statements or ideas that Motivational Maps believes or asserts. Usually I reply that the best evidence is the outcome or results we get when we use the Maps; in other words, they work! But that is not enough for some people, a very small number;Continue reading “Motivation, Performance and Proof”
Motivation and Emotions
There are many reasons why individuals, teams and organisations should use Motivational Maps; in describing these reasons we most frequently refer to the close link there is between motivation and performance, and alongside that goes productivity and even profitability. Why wouldn’t we say these things, for after all Motivational Maps Ltd is a commercial organizationContinue reading “Motivation and Emotions”
Why and Motivational Maps
I am currently reading a really interesting bestseller called ‘Start with Why’ by Simon Sinek. Despite not understanding motivation much, and having a rather simplistic and dualistic view that motivation is somehow the poor relation of inspiration, and despite the fact that this is yet another of those interminable hagiographies which worship – you’ve guessedContinue reading “Why and Motivational Maps”
Motivation and various Job Types!
My friend, Akeela Davies, asked me an interesting question recently. What would be the ideal Motivational Map profile for the following roles – always keeping in mind that motivators are always contextual, which means there will always be exceptions on the ground to any ideal profile we might generate. The roles she had in mindContinue reading “Motivation and various Job Types!”
