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Motivational Maps and Continuous Learning

How can Motivational Maps foster a continuous learning culture? One phrase I have seen getting a lot of attention recently is “continuous learning” or alternatively “lifelong learning”. This is, in my view, a very good thing, because it goes some way towards rectifying one of the great errors of modern education: the idea thatContinue reading “Motivational Maps and Continuous Learning”

Create Motivation – Kate Turner

Our last article took a close look at what Mark Terrell had to say about motivation in his book Motivated. Today we will be looking at another recent book on motivation: Create Motivation by Motivational Maps Senior Practitioner, Kate Turner. Kate Turner expertly sets the scene for us at the start of her book, establishingContinue reading “Create Motivation – Kate Turner”

MOTIVATED by Mark Terrell (2021)

Motivation is such a vast topic that it cannot belong to one author. Thankfully, awareness of the importance of motivation is growing, and there are many fabulous authors contributing to our understanding of what motivation is, why we need it, and how we can harness and improve our motivation levels. In Motivated by MarkContinue reading “MOTIVATED by Mark Terrell (2021)”

Nine Ways To Sustain Team Commitment Part 2

In part 1 of this blog series, we discussed the importance of employee retention, and how the most common strategies for achieving this: one-off events or “lifestyle” improvements to the office environment, usually only last in the short-term. We also hinted at how the true secret to employee retention is ensuring high motivation levels inContinue reading “Nine Ways To Sustain Team Commitment Part 2”

Sustaining Team Commitment: Part 1

It’s often said that HR has three primary responsibilities, the “three Rs”: recruitment, retention, and redundancy (or Removal!). Of these three, most HR departments seem to focus predominantly on the first and last of these. Indeed, this is understandable, as the middle one, retention, is by far the hardest to master. Frankly incredible financial resourcesContinue reading “Sustaining Team Commitment: Part 1”

9 WAYS TO POSITION MAPS WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES

It’s all very well having a brilliant product or service, but no matter how good that product or service is, if you can’t position it with potential clients, you’ll never get buy in. Likewise, if you’re a business leader and you want your employees to complete Motivational Maps, you have to position it correctly withContinue reading “9 WAYS TO POSITION MAPS WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES”

8 WAYS MOTIVATIONAL MAPS CAN BOOST YOUR BUSINESS

According to TeamStage’s Motivation Statistics: Numbers In 2022, only 15% of employees worldwide feel engaged and 81% of employees are considering quitting their jobs. These figures are pretty staggering, especially considering the diverse job options available in the modern market, the flexibility with working styles, and the way that companies allegedly incentivise their employees withContinue reading “8 WAYS MOTIVATIONAL MAPS CAN BOOST YOUR BUSINESS”

The Magical Number 5…

Everyone knows that three is the magic number. Or is it? In fact, there are many magical numbers. Seven is an obvious example. Seven colours of the rainbow, seven musical notes (that make up all of musical possibility), seven days of the week, seven planets visible from Earth, I could go on! However, one lesserContinue reading “The Magical Number 5…”

HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR REINDEER…

THE MOTIVATIONAL MAPS SAVE CHRISTMAS! In homes across the world, excitement grew, for Christmas time was very near, but Santa had a problem on his hands: demotivated reindeer! Where once they’d run like wind, as fast as thought, now they were slow as slugs on stone, and when Santa reminded them of kids Continue reading “HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR REINDEER…”

Nine ways to… empower your people

One of the great paradoxes of life is that in giving, we receive. In empowering others, we give power to ourselves. It is a weird principle, but the older I get, the more I realise its truth. If you want to be adored by many people, first, you have to shine the spotlight on them.Continue reading “Nine ways to… empower your people”