mappingmotivation

MOTIVATE YOUR CAREER

Occasionally, you get a staggering email, and realise you – or rather your product – has made an astonishing difference. Of course, I also happen to believe that I – and others with a similar philosophy, attitude and outlook – make massive differences all the time; it’s just we are not always aware of it.Continue reading “MOTIVATE YOUR CAREER”

THE JOYOUS PAST

I am not a particularly sentimental person: when I heard about Friends Re-United I was unmoved, and I am not especially keen on Facebook, although I have found myself reconnecting there with some great people from my past. What surprises me is some of them seeking me out! What staggers me, though, is what hasContinue reading “THE JOYOUS PAST”

DAN PINK AND MOTIVATION

My friend, Pascoe Sawyers, http://www.mylifeismybusiness.co.uk (check out his website – he has a great book out and there is a video clip of him live) sent me recently a link to Dan Pink’s talk at Oxford on motivation: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html In eighteen minutes Dan puts in a tremendous performance, and covers a lot of ground. TheContinue reading “DAN PINK AND MOTIVATION”

THE SELF ESTEEM QUESTION

I was recently on a coaching forum and found a question about self-esteem: what had readers seen of literature specifically about coaching to build self-esteem? The person asking the question was doing an MA on the topic, so great for him to get loads of helpful references. For me, however, it reminded me of theContinue reading “THE SELF ESTEEM QUESTION”

LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION

As many of you know, our company specialises in the language and metrics of motivation. You would think – at least in business – that motivation was/is an indispensable part of the ‘mix’. By which I mean: every organisation should actively consider a strategy for motivation for all its staff. The assumption, for example, thatContinue reading “LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION”

NEW TOOLS FOR COACHING, ANYONE?

On some of the Discussion groups I belong to on LinkedIn there has been quite a bit of discussion on the topic of new tools for coaches: are there any, which do you use, and do they need them anyway? The short answer has to be: yes, there are many; which you use will dependContinue reading “NEW TOOLS FOR COACHING, ANYONE?”

MOTIVATING THE BRITISH ROYAL MAIL: PART 2

Following on from our debate last time, I am almost certain that regarding the Motivational profile of the Royal Mail, we would find the following: the staff would predominantly have Relationship motivators. Time for them is slower and change is largely to be avoided, since they want certainty. Since the staff make up the bulkContinue reading “MOTIVATING THE BRITISH ROYAL MAIL: PART 2”

MOTIVATING THE BRITISH ROYAL MAIL: PART 1

I gave a talk at the Institute of Directors last Friday and alluded to the application of Motivational Maps to the current dire situation developing within the British mail system, The Royal Mail – its managers and workers. Somebody afterwards asked me to expand on my remarks. Although I am not following the situation closely,Continue reading “MOTIVATING THE BRITISH ROYAL MAIL: PART 1”

SUNDAY MOTIVATION

I don’t like admitting I’m an addict – but the truth will out. It’s Sunday morning, 4 AM, and I am staggering up in order to leave the house at 5 AM. We are scheduled to drive from Bournemouth to Newham Sports Centre – in North East London. My wife has made this trip beforeContinue reading “SUNDAY MOTIVATION”

CHRIS BROGAN AND SELF AWARENESS

I am sure we can all agree that there is a new growth industry that it is almost impossible to avoid, and they are the pedlars of the social networking technologies. ‘They’ are everywhere – and they can become extremely annoying. My last blog denigrated the Twitter phenomenon – and received unexpected praise! – soContinue reading “CHRIS BROGAN AND SELF AWARENESS”