Your ability to link the issues of HR to daily life is one of the things that make this blog such an interesting read.
You should be in communications.
RecruitingANIMAL
· 1 year ago
The answer then is: you can motivate someone to do what they want but not what they don't want. Reminds me of the guy who says his dog is well trained but he only commands it to do what it is already doing. Inotherwords, no you can't motivate someone. But what if you waterboard him? That should get him going for a few days at least.
Frank Roche
· 1 year ago
Thanks, John.
Hey, Rick, I might just do that and get int he comm biz ;-) Thanks for the kudos...back at ya on your material. It's the real deal.
RA, well, you hit it on the head. Heck, no more low performance ratings, let's go straight to waterboarding.
Charlie
· 1 year ago
I'm trying to figure out what _my_ plasma TV could be in my workplace. Is it a year-end bonus? That's pretty good, but I think the thing that really makes me go is the praise of my manager and peers.
This metaphor really makes me think in a new way and gets to the heart of comp.
Thanks!
Chris Young
· 1 year ago
Amazing what thought of playing X-box on a giant plasma television can do to motivate the youth of society!
Unfortunately most organization can't shell out the dough to motivate their team members in this way.
I find one of the best ways to motivate people is by ensuring they are placed in jobs that are inherently motivating to them given the nature of the position.
Take a sales job for example. Hiring somebody who is highly motivated by money for this position will result in a team member who is motivated to achieve sales goals as achieving these goals will result in monetary reward.
Have somebody in a commision based sales position who isn't motivated by money? Good luck motivating them to achieve sales goals with a heafty performance bonus... it just isn't going to happen.
I think it all boils down to getting people in positions that match their natural behaviors and the values that motivate their behavior. Doing so will save an organization big bucks not having to shell out a flat screen TV everytime it needs something accomplished!
Chris Young The Rainmaker Group
Paul Hebert
· 1 year ago
You hit on the real motivator - it wasn't the TV -it was all the things they were going to do now that the TV is there. It's the "experience" of using the TV. It's the Xbox frag nights, the "Knocked Up" movie fests with friends - not the TV. The value of that TV is exponentially more to them than the purchase price (although for the money behind a 58" plasma would probably get me moving as well.)
That's the key - connect the item to the experience.
Frank Roche
· 1 year ago
Paul, very well said indeed. It's not the TV, it's the effects of the TV. Tonight, it's Guitar Hero being played on it. It's the experience. I like the movies with the surround sound...the kids like to have their friends over.
Charlie, thanks. It's one of those simple mind benders.
Chris, spot on! It's the "do what you love and success will follow" aspect. It works. And to try to force a person into a wrong job just doesn't work. Well said.
All Comments
You should be in communications.
Hey, Rick, I might just do that and get int he comm biz ;-) Thanks for the kudos...back at ya on your material. It's the real deal.
RA, well, you hit it on the head. Heck, no more low performance ratings, let's go straight to waterboarding.
This metaphor really makes me think in a new way and gets to the heart of comp.
Thanks!
Unfortunately most organization can't shell out the dough to motivate their team members in this way.
I find one of the best ways to motivate people is by ensuring they are placed in jobs that are inherently motivating to them given the nature of the position.
Take a sales job for example. Hiring somebody who is highly motivated by money for this position will result in a team member who is motivated to achieve sales goals as achieving these goals will result in monetary reward.
Have somebody in a commision based sales position who isn't motivated by money? Good luck motivating them to achieve sales goals with a heafty performance bonus... it just isn't going to happen.
I think it all boils down to getting people in positions that match their natural behaviors and the values that motivate their behavior. Doing so will save an organization big bucks not having to shell out a flat screen TV everytime it needs something accomplished!
Chris Young
The Rainmaker Group
That's the key - connect the item to the experience.
Charlie, thanks. It's one of those simple mind benders.
Chris, spot on! It's the "do what you love and success will follow" aspect. It works. And to try to force a person into a wrong job just doesn't work. Well said.