Ways to Motivate Employees That Don’t Include Money
There are two ways to motivate employees, extrinsically and intrinsically. Just as we all have different personalities, the things that motivate us are equally different.
Team Development: The Secret to Motivating Your Team
One of the toughest team development tasks a team leader faces is motivating their team. Whether it’s hitting a stretch goal, meeting a tough benchmark or solving a difficult problem, a team that isn’t motivated to achieve or overcome obstacles can slow down everything.
It’s Time to Stop Using Meaningless Phrases
Last week, I counted the number of times that someone said to me, “Have a good one” and it was 107 times. Have we become a society of quick one-off phrases that, in many cases, are meaningless?
Teamwork Skills – Coping with Different People
I am often referred to as a “Motivational Speaker” and, while my teamwork skills programs are inspirational and motivational, the fact remains that I cannot motivate anyone who does not want to be motivated. It is important to remember, however, that everyone wants to be motivated and we are all motivated by different things. The ultimate secret is knowing what motivates different people. The only way to know this is to get to know the person.
How to Motivate Employees – Without Money
Sheryl was a good mortgage processor - good, but not great. Her performance evaluations showed this. She got the job done with minimum errors and in a timely manner. She was good. In the mortgage [...]
What Is a Team – And Who’s on YOUR’s?
When many people think about a team, they immediately think about typical sports teams such as baseball, football, basketball etc., but track and field is not one of them. What is a team? A quote from the incredible Wilma Rudolph helps us understand the power of a team.
Because Good Days are for Average People…
Are you an average person? When you have a conversation with someone, whether personally or professionally, how do you typically end the conversation? If you are like most of the people you will say something [...]
Character Builds Champions
Elevate your team by sidelining personal agendas “I've never played the game for individual stats; I've only played the game to make my team be a better team.” – Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens Defensive Linebacker [...]
No Coach … No Problem
Webster’s Dictionary defines a coach as “one who instructs or trains especially: one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a sport and directs team strategy….” Most people have participated in team sports at one point or [...]
The Huddle
While the word “huddle” has been around for hundreds of years, do you know how the huddle came about in American football? It actually began in 1894 with quarterback Paul Hubbard, a deaf student at [...]