Make Meaning Out of Work – TED The fact is, people who work in the knowledge industry want their work to be valued, they want to be valued, they want their time to be used wisely, and they want to contribute to great things. Great leaders connect people to value. At Leaders247 we listen to …
Gordon MacKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years. He has a witty and insightful way of looking at organizational life. In one of the chapters of his book entitled Orbiting the Giant Hairball, he described the work of a milk cow. The measurable result of a cow’s daily work comes when she is milked twice …
Making sure meaningful work happens requires a leader to slow-down, to clearly prioritize, and to work with the team to define clear and firm concepts for what the work is going to be. Remember, your workers know more than you about the work you are going to assign them – don’t just get their input …
“Fortune 500 companies are still using incentive programs that were proven ineffective almost a generation ago.” Shawn Achor
What have you learned from the concept of motivation and incentives? Share your thoughts to the following questions in the assignment box. What is the most impactful idea that you gained from this week’s material? What will you do with it? How will you know if you are successful when you try to implement some …
Frederick Taylor is considered to be the Father of Scientific Management. His development of management principles is important to knowledge era leaders because they provide insight into the nature of motivation and incentives and how they work in practical terms. Background Frederick Taylor was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He lived from 1856-1915 and is known as the …
Short-Term / Long-Term Impact Modern management and leadership myth suggests that people can be motivated to certain actions with a strong verbal queue or some sort of “kick in the pants” approach. Even at the highest performing athletics level this technique may have a short-term impact of increasing intensity or adrenaline, but it has a …
What Motivates Someone? One of the most challenging experiences in leadership is identifying and implementing techniques to help people achieve at their highest levels. What motivates someone to higher levels of performance is unique from individual to individual. However, there are principles that can help leaders in their journey to inspire members of their organization. …
Understand the Journey Part of understanding the motivations of the modern workforce is understanding the journey we have taken as a society to arrive at our modern condition. In this section we will briefly explore the journey and think about the implications to our management ideas. https://youtu.be/xNsxwzYsIG4 Agrarian era The transition from a hunter-gatherer socio-economic …
““The principle objective of management should be to secure the maximum prosperity for the employer, coupled with the maximum prosperity for each employee.” Frederick Winslow Taylor
