PSM #13: People and Motivation
Craig @ April 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
PSM #13: People and motivation discusses the manager’s role in the motivation of the individuals within an organization.
The podcast notes are available here.
PSM #13: People and Motivation Notes
Craig @ April 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Motivation
Managers motivate no one
failed strategies
coercion and threats
ra ra speches and pep talks
affiliation
People motivate themselves
Timberlake
Why people do things
To love and be loved.
To feel worthwhile.
People work to meet their goals.
Manager’s job
provide environment for people to meet their goals
Help people define their goals
Align people’s goals with organization’s goals
manager must ensure that both goals are met.
Or counsel the person [...]
PSM #12: People
Craig @ April 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet
PSM #12: People starts a discussion of the people side of management. Topics for this podcast include discussion of a couple of alternative views to people management, discusses people within the organization, and the managers role in the organization.
PSM #12: People – Podcast Notes
Craig @ April 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Podcast notes for PSM 12: People follows.
PSM People
A couple of paradygm shifts
People put themselves first, their families second, and their job third.
People do not come to work to fail, no they come to succeed.
Organizations
People and the most valuable asset.
People are what gets the job done.
Teams are the most effective organization
self-directed
self-organizing
internally motivated
self policing
synergistic
usually more correct
I don’t [...]