Welcome back to our motivational analysis of the Generation Gap. In the previous article (1 of 4) we covered Baby Boomers. Today, we’re looking at Generation X. Generation X: ‘65 – ‘79 WHAT GEN X CAN OFFER: The first trait identified by the study as belonging to Gen X is independence. This is an almostContinue reading “THE GENERATION GAP: Motivation & What Employees Want – part 2 – Gen X”
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THE GENERATION GAP: Motivation & What Employees Want
One topic that I frequently see discussed by top-level management is how to bridge the “generation gap”. It’s a very valid question, because even if there weren’t studies and surveys telling us there has been a dramatic shift in what people want—and expect—from work, most of us have observed this change in action in theContinue reading “THE GENERATION GAP: Motivation & What Employees Want”
My 9 favourite motivational books
This is the time of year where resolutions and intentions are being set, goals are being defined, and in general one is looking to get a sense of what the year might hold. For many, this is a time to set personal development goals, which might include training courses but also reading a few well-chosenContinue reading “My 9 favourite motivational books”
THE IMPACT OF USING MAPS
In the words of the rapper NF, “If actions speak louder than words, it’s pretty quiet, isn’t it?” There are a million and one theories about how best to improve your bottom line whilst simultaneously engaging and motivating your people, but the problem is just that: most of them are academic theories with no practicalContinue reading “THE IMPACT OF USING MAPS”
Why Motivation Is Better Than Hope
One word that I confess I did not expect to see in discussions around psychometrics, personality profiling, motivation, employee engagement, and the general science of people in business, is hope. That may sound like a quite bleak statement, so let me clarify: hope as a word has many powerful associations—religious, philosophical, spiritual—in short, associationsContinue reading “Why Motivation Is Better Than Hope”
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”
