Why Motivating People Doesn't Work and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626561826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has coauthored three bestselling books with Blanchard: Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager, Leading at a Higher Level, and Empowerment. Susan Fowler has 35 years' experience as a coach and leader in the field of personal empowerment. . She sits on the Board of Directors for Angel Faces. She is the creator and lead developer of The Ken Blanchard Companies Situational Self Leadership. She is an author, with Drea Zigarmi, of Achieve Leadership Genius and Th
Susan's book prescribes what to do next!”—Kevin Nohelty, Vice President, US Supply Chain, WD-40 Company“Susan has taught managers and human resources professionals in AkzoNobel how to use the skill of activating optimal motivation for themselves and with others as the way to improve employee engagement. It is critical to make what Susan writes in her book into habit.”—Marios Loucaides, CEO, Cyprus Trading Corporation plc, Nicosia, Cyprus“No motivational buttons, no inspiring speeches, no carrots and no sticks; instead, Susan proposes greater awareness of ourselves, practicing mindfulness, and learning to align values and purpose. Susan's book shows you how to create it."—Paul Donin, Executive Director, Restorative Justice Program, BC, Canada“I encourage leader
Gabriel B. Grant said This book kicks Drive's ass. This is a phenomenal book. Rather than writing about self-determination theory, Susan unpacks it in a way that provides access. When I first heard about this book as being similar to Drive by Daniel Pink I waived it off and thought there wouldn't be enough meat to sink my teeth into. I thought it would be fun, lightweight, perhaps interesting to people yet unfamiliar with the topic. However, like Drive, I thought it would fall well short of sharing mastery of practice or creating actionable pa. This book helped my business I was fortunate to have been given a physical copy of this book. Most often, I either listen to audio books or read via Kindle. This is relevant to this review because I was so moved by Susan’s book that I purchased it on Kindle and Audible. As I do with other keeper books, I'll read and apply these concepts to my business.I work in Cybersecurity and my focus is on illuminating the human element of cybersecurity. The title of this book intrigued me and I found myself curious about Susan&. This book has staying power! David Witt I've had this book on my desk or close by on my bookshelf at work since I bought it back in 2014. Motivation is such an important topic at work and leaders are always looking for ways to motivate their team members. Susan Fowler turns that idea on its head by reminding leaders that true motivation comes from within. In some ways that might seem obvious, but as Fowler points out, most of us are conditioned to expect and use "outside" motivators like reward or punishment to keep people intereste
Optimal Motivation has been proven in organizations all over the world—Fowler's clients include Microsoft, CVS, NASA, the Catholic Leadership Institute, H&R Block, Mattel, and dozens more. You can't motivate people—they are already motivated but generally in superficial and short-term ways. In this book, Fowler builds upon the latest scientific research on the nature of human motivation to lay out a tested model and course of action that will help leaders guide their people toward the kind of motivation that not only increases productivity and engagement but that gives them a profound sense of purpose and fulfillment.Fowler argues that leaders still depend on traditional carrot-and-stick techniques because they haven't understood their altern