Getting the Very Best from People

Leadership Learning at Lunch Series

Dr Tim Baker

Your primary role as a leader is to get the very best from each member of your team …

Myths about motivation

What do people want from their

job?

Models of motivation Job and non-

job tasks

What is motivation …

Motivation

You can’t motivate people – you can only provide the circumstances by which people become motivated

Everybody is motivated –But not everyone is inspired

Motivation is subjectiveIntrinsic motivation is more powerful than extrinsicmotivation

Money is overestimated as a motivational force

People are motivated by the pain/pleasure principle

10 Qualities Employees Want in a Job

1. To work for efficient managers2. To think for themselves3. To see the end result of their work4. To be assigned interesting work5. To be informed6. To be listened to7. To be respected8. To be recognised for their efforts9. To be challenged10.To have opportunities for increased skill

development (Harvard, 2005)

If you have one person who is just

not motivated what do you do? “Is there anything that

I’m doing or not doing that can help you be more engaged in your work?”

The Work People Do

Job Role Non-job Role

Technical skills & Tasks

Team role

Career role

Innovation & Continuous Improvement role

SOURCE: Baker, T.B. (2015) The End of the Job Description: Shifting from a Job-focus to a Performance-focus

Positive mental attitude & enthusiasm role

What’s it like working for a theory x manager and a theory y manager?

Guidelines for managing motivation

Clarify the task role Provide frequent, positive feedback

Show people how they can contribute

Make apparent the personal gains for personal & team productivity

Recognise individual successes

Encourage personal goal clarification

Match job with personal motives

Remove supervisory roadblocksRemove organisational roadblocks

Your homework

Try to use autonomy, mastery, and purpose in your leadership decisions &

conversations … and stick to it no matter what

Mod 1 – The Ingredients of Effective Feedback (Fri, Aug 19, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)

Mod 2 – Enhancing Your Personal Influence (Wed, Aug 31, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)

Mod 3 – Optimising Team Performance (Fri, Sep 23, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)

Mod 4 – Getting the Very Best from People (Fri, Oct 14, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)

Mod 5 – Understanding People and their Personalities (Fri, Oct 28, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)

Mod 6 – Facilitating Effective Meetings (Fri, Nov 11, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)