147. Motivational Management - Rapid Round-Up
Episode description
Wrangle the complicated world of workplace motivation with us in this third in our 4-part focus on 'The Management Frontier' - a reference to how vast and evolving the list of topics is that a manager may need to deal with in a working week. This one is all about being a motivational manager. Motivation is the essence that underpins engagement levels - wanting to stay in that organisation and deliver your best.
Engagement levels not only impact retention and performance, it is a classic measure used to assess management effectiveness. Yet motivation is an internal sensation...no-one can be forced to feel engaged - so how does a manager motivate others?
We mix in real life questions from a wide-range of managers around 3 hot topics - motivating people at different stages of their career, handling performance scenarios and coaching as a motivational enabler. We hear from managers who are starting out and wanting simple advice for structuring a performance-related conversation in a motivating way, to senior leaders wanting to leverage the power of a coaching style in a hybrid, matrix teams environment.
Fancy a deeper dive? Here are some related past episodes from our library:
Ep.140. Keeping an Optimistic Mindset
Ep. 130. Empowering People for Matrix Working
Ep. 107. Keeping Motivated When the Chips are Down