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Seven Steps to Better Performance

Coaching employees to motivate themselves

Kelly Graves
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 11:17
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What lasts longer, an expensive motivational speaker or a cup of espresso? It’s about the same, but the espresso provides a much better return on investment. You see, from a behavioral standpoint, you can’t motivate me, and I can’t motivate you. However, people can and do motivate themselves, and the steps outlined below will help managers to coach themselves and others.

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A few years ago I was involved in a company merger. Company A had purchased company B, and many of the company B employees were going to be laid off within six months. My job was to help the managers motivate themselves as well as the employees in company B while continuing to maintain production levels and delivery schedules.

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Submitted by robertgsims on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 12:00

Valuable Article

There are a dozen critical lessons noted here, Kelly, so thank you. Your emphasis on communication hit home with me. As someone responsible for internal and external communications, I can't tell you how many projects or initiatives have failed recently due to one or more team members NOT making it their responsibility to apprise the group, or organization, of their progress. Just as good documentation is the cornerstone of Good Manufacturing Practices, I propose that communication is the foundation for better employees, better products, and better companies.  

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