Comments on: 3 Ways People Cope–Instead of Flourish–at Work https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/ A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: ramakrishnan6002 https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-41623 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:44:44 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-41623 Reblogged this on Gr8fullsoul.

]]> By: Michael Cunningham https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-11619 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:42:09 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-11619 I’m so emotionally drained I just need a friend UGH!

]]> By: helen588 https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10389 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:57:27 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10389 In reply to David Witt.

Will do

]]> By: David Witt https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10388 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:55:40 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10388 In reply to Helen Mackenzie.

Hi Helen–identifying shared values is a great place to start. I would also use a similar process to identify a shared vision of the future and everyone’s role in contributing to it. Good luck with your endeavors–keep me posted!

]]> By: David Witt https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10386 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:53:51 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10386 In reply to Stuart Chant.

Hi Stu–send me an email at david.witt@kenblanchard.com or connect with me via LinkedIn.

]]> By: David Witt https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10385 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:52:56 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10385 In reply to johncbuckley.

Hi John–thanks for your comments. I think you’re right that the stagnant economy of the past few years has really brought the issue of motivation to the forefront as organizations look at alternative ways to keep people engaged at work. (They lost their favorite tool when external rewards like money and promotions were taken away.)

If there is a bright lining, it’s that it has encouraged people to look for more genuine sources of motivation–that’s not a bad thing!

]]> By: Helen Mackenzie https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10383 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:43:54 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10383 Interesting post David.
We have been doing some work with our teams looking at developing shared values. I took the process which is described in The Baptist Health Care Journey to Excellence and modified it for our context. We asked the staff to come up with a set of values which we could share across the team. We then had a vote on them to see which ones we could all sign up to.
It’s early days yet but I hope we have taken the conversation about what we’re about to the next level as you suggest.

]]> By: What People Really Want | Manage your life https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10337 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:01:49 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10337 […] 3 Ways People Cope – Instead of Flourish – at Work […]

]]> By: Stuart Chant https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10305 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:24:54 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10305 David, That was a thought provoking piece. Thanks My company has done some work with Blanchard

We should grab a coffee sometime. It would be nice to catch up

stu

]]> By: johncbuckley https://leaderchat.org/2013/06/10/3-ways-people-cope-instead-of-flourish-at-work/#comment-10304 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:24:39 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=4176#comment-10304 David, Really good points to cogitate about extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation! Job dissatisfaction is at a high because of a stagnant to slow growing economy. Employees have to stay in jobs where they may not be happy.
In education, motivation is a huge vocabulary word, for educators as well as students! Lol! It’s a hot topic because we’re always asking ourselves, “How can I motivate that student to WANT to learn?” A consideration may be to look at these motivation outlooks as a toolbox where one may have to utilize external motivation in one situation to maximize productivity for a certain project. Ultimately, altruism is a great goal but it may take some stair-stepping to get employees there because everyone seeks some form of payoff.
Your thoughts?

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