They say we have to do what we're passionate about and what will motivate us. Is that a job? A salary? A promotion? A career change? A new relationship? A new city?
To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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Showing posts with label drive. Show all posts
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March 3, 2018
Motivation
They say we have to do what we're passionate about and what will motivate us. Is that a job? A salary? A promotion? A career change? A new relationship? A new city?
To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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August 26, 2017
What Drives You?
They say we have to do what we're passionate about and what will motivate us. But is that a job? A salary? A promotion? A career change? A location switch? A new relationship? What?
To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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July 16, 2016
Your Driving Force
They say we have to do what we're passionate about and what will motivate us. But is that a job? A salary? A promotion? A career change? A location switch? A new relationship? What?
To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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To say we have to follow our passion isn't the entire task. Dan Pink looks at 50 behavioral triggers that motivate us.
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April 11, 2015
All Wretch No Vomit
The question seems simple but the answer is clearly complicated. What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about the financial elements of life?
Alan Watts was a writer, speaker, philosopher, teacher, and spiritual leader who posed the question in his legendary speech about our quest to find passion and purpose. If you haven’t heard it, listen. If you have, it’s worth another.
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Kneale Mann | People + Priority = Profit
Alan Watts was a writer, speaker, philosopher, teacher, and spiritual leader who posed the question in his legendary speech about our quest to find passion and purpose. If you haven’t heard it, listen. If you have, it’s worth another.
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Kneale Mann | People + Priority = Profit
April 26, 2014
Inspired to Move
We all want our lives to have meaning. We all stumble along the way. We all get stuck and scared. Reflection can be powerful if we look to the lessons we need to learn. But action is the response required to prove we've learned them.
This isn't about busy or activity, this is about focus and progress. We're all working hard but are we working smart toward our goals? Are we creating what we want in our life and for those around us? I can't speak for you, but I know there's a ton I've done wrong, and a long journey ahead. How about you?
Being true to you and what you want to do.
This is about laser focus on goals and dreams. This is about not letting up when roadblocks appear. This is about staying with it when it gets tough. This is about removing excuses, getting out of my way, and moving forward while you work on you.
Some may roll their eyes. Some may say it’s not possible. Watch and judge for yourself.
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Kneale Mann | Leadership Strategist, consultant, writer, speaker, executive coach facilitating performance growth with leaders, management, and teams.
Alpha Mind System
This isn't about busy or activity, this is about focus and progress. We're all working hard but are we working smart toward our goals? Are we creating what we want in our life and for those around us? I can't speak for you, but I know there's a ton I've done wrong, and a long journey ahead. How about you?
Being true to you and what you want to do.
This is about laser focus on goals and dreams. This is about not letting up when roadblocks appear. This is about staying with it when it gets tough. This is about removing excuses, getting out of my way, and moving forward while you work on you.
Some may roll their eyes. Some may say it’s not possible. Watch and judge for yourself.
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Kneale Mann | Leadership Strategist, consultant, writer, speaker, executive coach facilitating performance growth with leaders, management, and teams.
Alpha Mind System
December 6, 2011
The Responsibility of Leadership
People are more easily led than driven. David Harold Fink
It’s easy to look at a company’s organizational chart, identify senior management and call that the leadership of the company. That can be flawed logic because leadership is not a title and if we wait to look for it when people become managers, it’s too late. And the biggest issue with corporate leadership is that companies expect you to do too many tasks which takes your time away from nurturing the strengths of your team.
Bosses say "Go!". Leaders say "Let's Go!"
E.M. Kelly
If you are lucky to have a mentor, hang on to them with all you got. They are special people we need in order to move things along. If you’re lucky enough to be a mentor, take your role seriously. You are not only guiding a career, you are helping the hundreds they will touch throughout their career. Business is a team sport and if you choose the path of leadership, it can be a fulfilling decision.
Management is doing things right
Leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Leadership is a balance between the ego and grace. Well that’s until reality steps in. Quotas need to be met, revenue numbers hit, a competitor wins the contract and suddenly our flapless leader isn’t so helpful and nurturing.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Steve Jobs
In the corporate world, leadership roles are realized through myriad journeys. Some get the gig because they are the top sales person, others get it because someone left and they were the safe choice, the list goes on. Rarely does an organization choose its leaders purely from the perspective of leadership ability.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
Antony Jay
If you’ve ever received a promotion within an organization you know that people start to look at you differently and you may feel a bit strange. That angry young person with all the bright ideas is in a position to act on some of them. It can be overwhelming. But that's what change and growth feels like.
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling
to do yourself. Eleanor Roosevelt
Leadership can be a lonely journey within a team environment but to the right person, the most rewarding career move of their lives. We all need to be leaders now and waiting for the corporate tap on the shoulder is not the time to begin the process.
How can you become a better leader?
Kneale Mann
image credit: istock | original: Oct 2010
November 16, 2011
Make People Your Priority
Is it a midlife crisis? Is it an identity crisis? Some go through it several times. This is not about getting to an age where you buy a sports car to rekindle your youth or run off to join the circus. Though it could.
This is at your core and is suddenly right beside you with a two-by-four that smacks you right in the skull. The brave face masks our fear. We may fool others but we don't fool ourselves. The uneasiness fails to subside as we plow through on all the things we should do while we ignore what we want to do.
We humans are unique to any other species because we have the ability to reason and can analyze and solve problems. But that constantly gets us into trouble. Justification for not moving forward on an idea or embracing others' input on a project can always seem to be explained in our clever minds. And this logic infiltrates our businesses, our work spaces and our team environments.
Are We Superior?
One could argue we create more than we solve. We are the only creatures that worry about what if, then and next. We are also the only beings that are concerned about having a purpose and regret.
We want a legacy, we want our lives to mean something yet we seek approval from everyone but ourselves. If we can’t see it, no amount of awards or money will be enough. Without that feeling in the gut, increasing revenue can only sustain us on its own for a short time.
What's Next?
Dogs do not concern themselves with that incident last July when they didn’t catch the ball on the first bounce. Cats waste no time worrying about your opinion of them. Birds fly void of any concern they’re doing it wrong. Yet we spend considerable amounts of our precious time worrying about what happened, what’s about to happen and what might happen. We spend far less time on what is happening right now.
We are not drones performing sufficient duties to deliver satisfactory results to the revenue line. We are people. We have hopes and fears and dreams and desires. And so do those working with us. This is not to suggest your company should be a place where everyone holds hands and talks about feelings all day. But treating your fellow stakeholders like machines will create an environment that will hurt you.
Forget being human and business will suffer
Kneale Mann
image credit: wallbest
original: Jan 2011
We humans are unique to any other species because we have the ability to reason and can analyze and solve problems. But that constantly gets us into trouble. Justification for not moving forward on an idea or embracing others' input on a project can always seem to be explained in our clever minds. And this logic infiltrates our businesses, our work spaces and our team environments.
Are We Superior?
One could argue we create more than we solve. We are the only creatures that worry about what if, then and next. We are also the only beings that are concerned about having a purpose and regret.
We want a legacy, we want our lives to mean something yet we seek approval from everyone but ourselves. If we can’t see it, no amount of awards or money will be enough. Without that feeling in the gut, increasing revenue can only sustain us on its own for a short time.
What's Next?
Dogs do not concern themselves with that incident last July when they didn’t catch the ball on the first bounce. Cats waste no time worrying about your opinion of them. Birds fly void of any concern they’re doing it wrong. Yet we spend considerable amounts of our precious time worrying about what happened, what’s about to happen and what might happen. We spend far less time on what is happening right now.
We are not drones performing sufficient duties to deliver satisfactory results to the revenue line. We are people. We have hopes and fears and dreams and desires. And so do those working with us. This is not to suggest your company should be a place where everyone holds hands and talks about feelings all day. But treating your fellow stakeholders like machines will create an environment that will hurt you.
Forget being human and business will suffer
Kneale Mann
image credit: wallbest
original: Jan 2011
August 1, 2011
Making Your Company Human
Some call it a midlife or identify crisis but eventually we all go through it. Some go through it several times. This is not about getting to an age where you buy a sports car to rekindle your youth or run off to join the circus.Your Title Does Not Define You
Humans are unique to any other species because we have the ability to reason and can analyze and solve problems. But that constantly gets us into trouble.
Justification for not moving forward on an idea or embracing others' input on a project can always seem to be explained in our clever minds. And this logic infiltrates our businesses, our work spaces and our team environments.
Pride and Measurement
We think we’re so superior because we can solve problems. But one could argue we create more than we solve. We are the only creatures who worry about what if, then and next. We are also the only beings who worry about having a purpose.
We want a legacy, we want our lives to mean something yet we seek approval from everyone but ourselves. If we can’t see it, no amount of awards or money will be enough. Without that feeling in the gut, increasing revenue can only sustain us on its own for a short time.
Think Like the Animals
Dogs do not concern themselves with that incident last July when they didn’t catch the ball on the first bounce. Cats waste no time worrying about your opinion of them. Birds fly void of any concern they’re doing it wrong.
Yet we spend considerable amounts of our precious time worrying about what happened, what’s about to happen and what might happen.
Teamwork is Not Just a Buzzword
Taking your business social absolutely nothing to do with a website This is at the core of business. We are not drones performing sufficient duties to deliver satisfactory results to the revenue line. We are people. We have hopes and fears and dreams and desires. And so do those working with us.
This is not to suggest your company should be a place where everyone holds hands and talks about feelings all day. But if we forget the human part, the business part may remain a challenge.
Making your company human may result in happier humans and a healthier revenue line. You have been warned.
Kneale Mann
image credit: flickr
original post: Jan 2011
January 9, 2011
Humanizing Your Company
What we want versus what we should.
Some call it a midlife or identify crisis but eventually we all go through it. Some go through it several times. This is not about getting to an age where you buy a sports car to rekindle your youth or run off to join the circus.
This is at your core and is suddenly right beside you with a two-by-four that smacks you right in the skull.
The brave face masks our fear. We may fool others but we don't fool ourselves. The uneasiness fails to subside as we plow through on all the things we should do while we ignore what we want to do.
Your title is not you.
Humans are unique to any other species because we have the ability to reason and can analyze and solve problems. But that constantly gets us into trouble.
Justification for not moving forward on an idea or embracing others' input on a project can always seem to be explained in our clever minds. And this logic infiltrates our businesses, our work spaces and our team environments.
Pride and measurement.
We think we’re so superior because we can solve problems. But one could argue we create more than we solve. We are the only creatures who worry about what if, then and next. We are also the only beings who worry about having a purpose.
We want a legacy, we want our lives to mean something yet we seek approval from everyone but ourselves. If we can’t see it, no amount of awards or money will be enough. Without that feeling in the gut, increasing revenue can only sustain us on its own for a short time.
Think like the animals.
Dogs do not concern themselves with that incident last July when they didn’t catch the ball on the first bounce. Cats waste no time worrying about your opinion of them. Birds fly void of any concern they’re doing it wrong.
Yet we spend considerable amounts of our precious time worrying about what happened, what’s about to happen and what might happen.
Teamwork spans much farther than the general ledger.
On Friday, we discussed taking your business social and that has absolutely nothing to do with a website. This is at the core of business. We are not drones performing sufficient duties to deliver satisfactory results to the revenue line. We are people. We have hopes and fears and dreams and desires. And so do those working with us.
This is not to suggest your company should be a place where everyone holds hands and talks about feelings all day. But if we forget the human part, the business part will continue to be a challenge.
What are your thoughts?
knealemann | email
image credit: wallpaperstock
Reposted on social media today.
This is at your core and is suddenly right beside you with a two-by-four that smacks you right in the skull.
The brave face masks our fear. We may fool others but we don't fool ourselves. The uneasiness fails to subside as we plow through on all the things we should do while we ignore what we want to do.
Your title is not you.
Humans are unique to any other species because we have the ability to reason and can analyze and solve problems. But that constantly gets us into trouble.
Justification for not moving forward on an idea or embracing others' input on a project can always seem to be explained in our clever minds. And this logic infiltrates our businesses, our work spaces and our team environments.
Pride and measurement.
We think we’re so superior because we can solve problems. But one could argue we create more than we solve. We are the only creatures who worry about what if, then and next. We are also the only beings who worry about having a purpose.
We want a legacy, we want our lives to mean something yet we seek approval from everyone but ourselves. If we can’t see it, no amount of awards or money will be enough. Without that feeling in the gut, increasing revenue can only sustain us on its own for a short time.
Think like the animals.
Dogs do not concern themselves with that incident last July when they didn’t catch the ball on the first bounce. Cats waste no time worrying about your opinion of them. Birds fly void of any concern they’re doing it wrong.
Yet we spend considerable amounts of our precious time worrying about what happened, what’s about to happen and what might happen.
Teamwork spans much farther than the general ledger.
On Friday, we discussed taking your business social and that has absolutely nothing to do with a website. This is at the core of business. We are not drones performing sufficient duties to deliver satisfactory results to the revenue line. We are people. We have hopes and fears and dreams and desires. And so do those working with us.
This is not to suggest your company should be a place where everyone holds hands and talks about feelings all day. But if we forget the human part, the business part will continue to be a challenge.
What are your thoughts?
knealemann | email
image credit: wallpaperstock
Reposted on social media today.
November 5, 2010
Zweifel and Rädsla
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Rädsla was born in Västerbotten, Sweden. She was the third of five children in a middle class family. Her parents worked hard. Her mother was a baker and her father sold chemical supplies. The couple did their best to feed seven mouths and put all five of their children through university.
Though blessed with creative talents and a sharp mind, no one could figure out why Rädsla would work in the factory for next to minimum wage. She always wanted to own her own company and make the decisions. Her strategic mind was suited for the mix of creativity and business acumen and in fact she excelled in those subjects in school.
Settling is not a wise strategy.
Zweifel is the oldest of three boys and grew up in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was an administrator in city politics while his mother owned a dress shop with her sister. His brothers were both lawyers but Zweifel remained shut down and negative to most career suggestions.
There always seemed to be a dark cloud over any seemingly bright idea. It was clear that Zweifel had the skill and fortitude for engineering but couldn’t stop from voicing his distaste for the industry and every company that he worked for during the first decade of his career. Not surprisingly, he was fired from five good jobs within that time period.
All too often we are our own worst enemy.
We expect the world to somehow know our path and if it is littered with naysayers and road blocks, it must be the world teaching us a lesson. We forget that we have control over the paths we discover.
Often we are resemble Zweifel (German for ‘doubt’) and Rädsla (Swedish for ‘fear’).
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie
So what’s stopping you?
knealemann | email
Join me for Movember.
image credit: danwayland
Rädsla was born in Västerbotten, Sweden. She was the third of five children in a middle class family. Her parents worked hard. Her mother was a baker and her father sold chemical supplies. The couple did their best to feed seven mouths and put all five of their children through university.
Though blessed with creative talents and a sharp mind, no one could figure out why Rädsla would work in the factory for next to minimum wage. She always wanted to own her own company and make the decisions. Her strategic mind was suited for the mix of creativity and business acumen and in fact she excelled in those subjects in school.
Settling is not a wise strategy.
Zweifel is the oldest of three boys and grew up in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was an administrator in city politics while his mother owned a dress shop with her sister. His brothers were both lawyers but Zweifel remained shut down and negative to most career suggestions.
There always seemed to be a dark cloud over any seemingly bright idea. It was clear that Zweifel had the skill and fortitude for engineering but couldn’t stop from voicing his distaste for the industry and every company that he worked for during the first decade of his career. Not surprisingly, he was fired from five good jobs within that time period.
All too often we are our own worst enemy.
We expect the world to somehow know our path and if it is littered with naysayers and road blocks, it must be the world teaching us a lesson. We forget that we have control over the paths we discover.
Often we are resemble Zweifel (German for ‘doubt’) and Rädsla (Swedish for ‘fear’).
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie
So what’s stopping you?
knealemann | email
Join me for Movember.
October 12, 2010
Leadership Can Be Lonely
People are more easily led than driven.
David Harold Fink
If you are lucky to have a mentor, hang on to them with all you got. They are special people we need in order to move things along. If you’re lucky enough to be a mentor, take your role seriously.
You are not only guiding a career, you are helping the hundreds they will touch throughout their career.
Business is a team sport and if you choose the path of leadership, it can be a lonely road. But it can also be a fulfilling decision.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Leadership is a balance between the ego and grace. Well that’s until reality steps in. Quotas need to be met, revenue numbers hit, a competitor wins the contract and suddenly our flapless leader isn’t so helpful and nurturing.
In the corporate world, leadership roles are realized through myriad journeys. Some get the gig because they are the top sales person, others get it because someone left and they were the safe choice, the list goes on. Rarely does an organization choose its leaders purely from the perspective of leadership ability.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
Antony Jay
If you’ve ever received a promotion within an organization you know that people start to look at you differently and you may feel a bit strange. Suddenly the angry young person with all the bright ideas is in a position to act on some of those ideas and it’s put up or shut up time.
It can be tempting - like many before you - to cover your butt, keep your head down and hang on to your gig verses making bold decisions.
Leadership is a lonely journey within a team environment but to the right person, the most rewarding career move of their lives.
And the twist - we all need to be leaders now and waiting for the corporate tap on the shoulder is not the time to begin the process.
What are your thoughts?
knealemann
image credit: livescience.
David Harold Fink
You are not only guiding a career, you are helping the hundreds they will touch throughout their career.
Business is a team sport and if you choose the path of leadership, it can be a lonely road. But it can also be a fulfilling decision.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Leadership is a balance between the ego and grace. Well that’s until reality steps in. Quotas need to be met, revenue numbers hit, a competitor wins the contract and suddenly our flapless leader isn’t so helpful and nurturing.
In the corporate world, leadership roles are realized through myriad journeys. Some get the gig because they are the top sales person, others get it because someone left and they were the safe choice, the list goes on. Rarely does an organization choose its leaders purely from the perspective of leadership ability.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
Antony Jay
If you’ve ever received a promotion within an organization you know that people start to look at you differently and you may feel a bit strange. Suddenly the angry young person with all the bright ideas is in a position to act on some of those ideas and it’s put up or shut up time.
It can be tempting - like many before you - to cover your butt, keep your head down and hang on to your gig verses making bold decisions.
Leadership is a lonely journey within a team environment but to the right person, the most rewarding career move of their lives.
And the twist - we all need to be leaders now and waiting for the corporate tap on the shoulder is not the time to begin the process.
What are your thoughts?
knealemann
August 22, 2010
What Drives You?
What motivates you? What motivates them? What motivates your team to do the things you need them to do to move things forward in however you measure that?
Daniel Pink is an author, consultant and engaging speaker who has written two books A Whole New Mind and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us which (as it says on his website) uses 50 years of behavioral science to overturn the conventional wisdom about human motivation and offer a more effective path to high performance.
Dan explains in this eleven minute thought provoking and clever presentation which has had almost 2.5 million views since it was posted in April.
If you have not seen this, it's worth your time.
knealemann
Create experiences not campaigns.
Daniel Pink is an author, consultant and engaging speaker who has written two books A Whole New Mind and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us which (as it says on his website) uses 50 years of behavioral science to overturn the conventional wisdom about human motivation and offer a more effective path to high performance.
Dan explains in this eleven minute thought provoking and clever presentation which has had almost 2.5 million views since it was posted in April.
If you have not seen this, it's worth your time.
knealemann
Create experiences not campaigns.
