Driving Employee Motivation:
Think about your employee’s strengths
Don’t use motivation methods that don’t work
Threats Learn to recognize & eliminate
Recalibrate your motivation scale
Measure & track motivation levels
Ask employees what they want?
Teach employees to measure their own success
Stop Distracting Employees
The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation of Lawrence & Nohria 2002 Is a new motivational model that helps show us how to tap into it…
The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation of Lawrence & Nohria 2002 Is a new motivational model that helps show us how to tap into it… It was developed by these two a few years back…
Acquire We all have a drive to acquire money, things, prestige, power…
Bond We also want to Bond with others - and have positive, meaningful relationships
Comprehend or Challenged We also strive to UNDERSTAND and feel CHALLENGED
Defend And we need to DEFEND those things and ideas we BELIEVE IN
The Question is So What?
The Question is Who Cares?
The Question is How Does This Matter?
It all really boils down to Why is this important?
Because it…
Increases Effort Because it…
Increases Effort Aids Retention Because it…
Increases Effort Aids Retention Enhances Persistence Because it…
Increases Effort Aids Retention Drives Creativity Enhances Persistence Because it…
Improves Focus Increases Effort Aids Retention Drives Creativity Enhances Persistence Because it…
So lets see how we can impact each of the four drives to improve employee motivation
Acquire Bond Challenge & Comprehend Defend Reward Systems Recognition Perks Culture Teamwork Social events Job Design Training Big picture Reputation Focus on competition Transparency
Impact Acquire thru Reward Anything to do with… Recognition Anything to do with… Perks Anything to do with… Salary Incentives Benefits Time off Special allowance Awards Thank yous Top of class
Culture Anything to do with… Teamwork Anything to do with… Social Anything to do with… Improve Bonding by Values Norms Daily behaviors Job structure Projects Support Gather Sports/teams Fun
Challenge & Comprehend Job Design Anything to do with… Training Anything to do with… Goals Anything to do with… Skill training People training Coaching Stretch goals Employee input Line of site Job sharing New challenges Mentoring
Challenge & Comprehend Skill training People training Coaching Coaching for informative feedback –You were a rock star with the new customer service index –You totally sunk our employee suggestions & stunk up our department –Your report was “da bomb”
Reputation Anything to do with… Threats Anything to do with… Transparency Anything to do with… Build the will to Defend Current Issues / Success Trust Competitors Environment Outside Company Group Personal/ideas
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