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Here is the link to the archived webinar that Kurt did on Tuesday. Small recording glitch in it at the beginning, but most of it is up there.
http://proclaim.netbriefings.com/flv/trial/239tj/trial239tj100065/
What happens when each of the Four Drives is fully engaged? Passion.
Passion is a very powerful and emotional motivator. You may have heard of the organization called, Kiva, if not, it is a nonprofit organization that connects mico lenders to those who need mirco loans in developing countries around the world. Matt and Jessica Flannery had a concept in mind to bring together small business owners in developing countries with people around the world that would be willing to invest and help their business flourish. This was a new concept that had never been tried before so it was groundbreaking and probably a bit scary. But they were probably motivated by more than just the thought of doing something good for the world. They had passion.
Turning a dream into reality can take a lot of hard work, perseverance, and no holds bar passion. Let’s take a look at what happens when the Four Drive Model is fully engaged to fulfill a dream.
Drive to Acquire & Achieve: The Kiva founders had a clear goal, to link business owners in developing countries with micro lenders across the world. Having a clear goal on what you want to achieve is critical because it describes the end result. In addition, the more specific the goal is the better, adding dates and measures of success are shown to have an increase in goal fulfillment.
Drive Bond & Belong: This drive is engaged because of the incredible opportunity to have human beings help each other out in service of something bigger. This is the Drive to Bond & Belong at its finest. Individuals who do not know each other are helping one another out where they can for not only financial support but emotional support as well. The sharing of stories of where the money is coming from and what it allowed the business owner to do are incredible bonding moments.
Drive Comprehend & Challenge: To create a brand new, never seen before business concept definitely engages learning and growth opportunities. Similar to the pioneers that went West in search of gold, to explore new territory in the arena of giving and receiving would be scary but exhilarating all at the same time. I am guessing when things got tough or it was hard to see the end, the founder’s initial goal was able to help get them back on the right track and keep moving forward.
Drive Define & Defend: This was an opportunity to define a new way of helping and servicing a population that had great potential. The ripple effect is incredible and as the first donation came in to help the business owner something took place. This exchange was not only monetary but it was emotional it was a connection that formed across continents. The business owners and micro lenders formed a tribe, a grouping of individuals bound together by something bigger then themselves that they would defend if ever confronted by anyone.
Passion, when engaged fully has each of the Four Drives fueling the fire. It also allows one to help move the passion forward from conception to implementation by giving a framework for breaking down the different areas of motivation and drive.
Never underestimate the motivating fuel of passion. From a stem of a dream, the fuel of passion, something new is brought into the world.
Susan
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Why do Some People Climb Mountains, While Others Run?
Simple Tips to Help You Increase Employee Motivation
When: March 16, 2010
Time: 11:00 am CST
Duration: 60 minutes
Pre-Registration: Not required
To Attend: Click the URL below on 3/16/10 at 11:00 am CST to join the special presenter’s mode for the meeting.
UPDATED Link: http://proclaim.netbriefings.com/v/?rf=239tj&mid=100062
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In this 60 minute webinar, Kurt Nelson, will share insights from working with motivation for the past 18 years. You will learn practical ideas on what you can do as a manager to overcome motivation challenges, increase productivity, and learn about a cool new tool that has everyone a buzz, the Four Drive Model. The Webinar is FREE and open to the public.
What’s the buzz all about? Join us on 3/16/10 at 11:00 am CST to find out!
To Attend: Please click the URL below on 3/16/10 at 11:00 am CST to join the special presenter’s mode for the meeting. Pre-registration is not required.
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Join us for this look into motivating employees and increasing productivity!
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I came across this video awhile back but a friend recently sent me the video again and I was reminded of the impact and the speed of technology on learning. One of the Four Drives, the Drive to Comprehend & Challenge is definitely engaged during this video. It is about 4 minutes in length and it leaves a lasting impression.
The video I believe is from 2008, but the information and impact remains powerful. The human brain has been shown to be capable of much more than we are currently using on a daily basis. If technology continues to grow as shown in the video somehow are brains are going to have to catch up. If not, we may become a nation of super computers that end up doing the computational and analysis for us. Wait a minute doesn’t that happen already? Is our nation turning into a real life Sci-fi movie?
The Drive to Comprehend & Challenge motivated the innovators on the technology forefront, now we need to understand what are the implications for not only us, but for the younger generation.
Susan
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The Olympic closing ceremonies were held this past Sunday with all of the fanfare of Mardi Gras. It was a celebration of the games, the athletes, the triumphs, and the disappointments. It was also goodbye, to us the viewers who have cheered, cried, and shared in the athletes stories from around the world during the last few weeks.
I enjoyed hearing the back stories of the athletes which made their journey to becoming an Olympic athlete more tangible and compelling. For many of the athletes, the Olympics were a dream born out of a seed of an idea and sprinkled with desire when they were very young. As a young and hopeful dreamer they could not possibly understand or know the road that lay ahead of them. The long hours of training, the injuries, moving away from home to train, and the doubt that always laid doormat in the back of their minds just waiting to sneak out and attack their dream. As I have written in a previous blog article, the motivation of an Olympic athlete is something to behold. The internal drives that push them to be the best in the world at their sport can inspire even the most cynic of individuals.
I heard on the radio yesterday that people across the globe are sadden by the ending of the Olympics as the athletes were a ray of inspiration in a very dark world. I would agree, even though I do not understand many of the Olympic games, (curling?), I appreciated what they represented and offered to the world. The closing speeches were a call to the young all over the world to aspire to their dreams, to not give up hope. I would add that the call should go out to adults as well whose motivational drives are in survival mode not thriving mode. The seed of your dreams still remain; they just might need a little dusting off.
Susan
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You may have caught a glimpse of the Winter Olympic Games on television this week as Vancouver hosts the world’s best athletes. The Olympics are an amazing competition full of tradition, athleticism, teamwork, determination, and perseverance. The athletes are interviewed, marketed, and packaged for the viewers like a good action movie complete with personal tragedies, heroes, villains, and great nail biting endings.
What impresses me the most is the human spirit and how the athletes handle the pressure and the honor of being an Olympian.
Where does the motivation come from…
- to be the best in the world at something?
- to sacrifice?
- to train?
- to raise money to fund an Olympic dream?
- to represent an entire country?
- to know that in an instant a dream will be fulfilled or come crashing to the ground?
The Olympic athlete is the Four Drive Model personified in human form. The motivational drives that fuel the athletes are internal drives that pick them up when they fall down, push them to train just one more hour, or to face their fears in front of millions of people. When is the last time you failed in front of millions?
It is a courageous act to be an Olympic athlete and compete against the world’s best. As I watch the Winter Olympic Games I am in awe of the dedication and passion the athletes demonstrate to the world. It is a gift to catch a glimpse of a dream realized through a competitive sport born out of an idea to be the best in the world.
Susan
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Derek Sivers, from MuckWork presented at the TED Conference. The clip below shows a very poignant perspective on how one thing can be true in one part of the world and the opposite in another part of the world. The discovery is how to utilize opposing perspectives to spark creativity.
How would a current problem of yours look differently if you viewed it from the opposite perspective?
Susan
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A new television show premiered after the big Super Bowl game last Sunday, Undercover Boss. The reality show follows a senior executive who steps down temporarily from their position and becomes a rank and file employee for 7 days. They literally go undercover changing their appearance so as not to be recognized and become a member of the front line. The purpose is for the senior executive to get a real sense of what happens on the front lines of their organization by trying out various front line job positions.
The episode last Sunday featured Larry O’Donnell, President and Chief Operating Officer of Waste Management.
His motivation for wanting to go undercover was to find out the following:
· How did the policies that were made at corporate affect the actual employees who had to implement them in the field
· Were the safety procedures being implemented in the field and adhered to on a day to day basis
· Were the goals and targets that he set realistic
It was fascinating to watch a senior executive tackle various front line job responsibilities like picking up paper, sorting through recycling items, or cleaning out port-o-potties. He had to learn the basics of the job very quickly and pretend at the same time that he knew nothing about the organization. It appears that he learned a lot during his time in the field. He was able to interact with the employees of Waste Management on a different level and it seemed like he had a renewed sense of pride for his organization. He found out that some of the policies and procedures that he had implemented were not affective in the field. A humbling experience in and of itself to see how something that sounded like a good idea can in fact have a negative ripple effect with employees.
How many times does that happen in an organization? An idea seems great at corporate but when it actually gets into the field it falls short of expectations and takes the organization 2 steps backwards instead of 5 steps forwards. A senior executive has many demands and expectations placed on them especially during hard economic times. The people factor is usually the first company value to be ignored as the organization goes into survival mode. This is understandable but it would be wise to remember that the employees in an organization will remember how they are treated in the tough times as well as the good times. So why not break the mold and work together as an organization to come up with solutions that are both cost effective, generate revenue, and recognize employees for their skills and talents. There is a reason why they were hired into the organization, utilize their expertise and their knowledge and you may be surprised at the outcome.
I believe that Mr. O’Donnell has a new appreciation for his employees and Waste Management will probably be a better organization because of his willingness to go undercover and listen.
Susan
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If you are looking for a little fun today read on as it may just help you get unstuck and moving forward!
Think back to a time, and it may even be right now, that you were in a slump, no desire to do a whole lot and not quite sure what will get you going again. It is times like these where looking at the situation from a different perspective can help you get unstuck and moving forward even if it is just baby steps of progress.
The Four Drive Model is our perspective shifter today and yes that is a very technical term. When you are stuck, which of the four drives below is the one that can pull you out of the muck and get you going again? (This is a self assessment and by no means scientific but it will help shift your perspective and harness one of the drives to pull you out of the muck.)
Are you driven by the ability to Acquire & Achieve?
You are jazzed by setting and reaching your goals, receiving recognition for a job well done, and/or receiving an incentive for completing and reaching a goal.
Are you driven by the ability to Bond & Belong?
You enjoy and are energized by other people, collaborating on a project, feeding off the thoughts and ideas of others help you in completing your tasks.
Are you driven by the ability to Comprehend & Challenge?
You thrive off of a challenge and learning something new and if it is in service of the greater good even better!
Are you driven by the ability to Define & Defend?
You protect your beliefs and your work and enjoy a healthy debate that helps define your work in a new manner.
Have you chosen the drive that will help you get unstuck? If not, go back and read through the descriptions again and go with your gut, which one makes you smile and internally say, “Yes that is it!”
The ability to see a situation from a different perspective combined with a motivating drive can be the start of getting you out of the muck.
Susan
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