John Dooner
I've been a Headteacher, Local Government Officer (Services to Schools) and since 2002 have worked to improve connectivity between people, their roles, connectivity and job-satisfaction I've supported inclusion as a concept and a series of actions and am an advocate for Dignity in The Workplace and have worked with others, on a major project within a large and complex organisation to establish a network of Advisers and supporters. I'm a qualified Mediator with an active case-load and a coach specialising in helping clients to "move from stuck places"
MP4 Clips. Leadership and Motivation - John Adair. Most would agree that good people are essential to business success.
Yet many good people do not contribute as much as they could do because they lack that magic quality - motivation. So what makes the difference, and how is it relevant to you in your work? In his book 'Leadership and Motivation', John Adair looks at the factors that influence motivation in a business context and identifies some specific drivers in the context of Action-Centred Leadership. The Fifty - Fifty Rule Reviewing the evidence, Adair concludes that people are motivated half from within and half by the environment they work in, and particularly by the quality of leadership they experience.
Motivating Others Adair identifies 8 key ways in which leaders influence others to feel motivated and therefore more engaged in their work: "It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to find ability in others is the true test" Elbert Hubbard. Research Mapping Human Emotions Shows Strong Mind Body Connection. Photo: Bodily topography of basic (Upper) and nonbasic (Lower) emotions associated with words.
The body maps show regions whose activation increased (warm colors) or decreased (cool colors) when feeling each emotion. (P < 0.05 FDR corrected; t > 1.94). The color bar indicates the t-statistic range. Love makes us warm all over, and now scientists are creating body maps to prove it. A team of scientists in Finland has used a topographical self-reported method to reveal the effects that different emotional states have on bodily sensations. Most basic emotions were associated with sensations of elevated activity in the upper chest area, likely corresponding to changes in breathing and heart rate (1).
Research on behavioral and physiological responses to emotions could help in understanding mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. “Emotions coordinate our behavior and physiological states during survival-salient events and pleasurable interactions. About the Author Credits: WakingTimes. Arianna Huffington on stress, the workplace and Jill Abramson's sacking - Newsnight. Perceptions are not reality.
Team Building. Building Networks. Working With Young People & Educators/Trainers. Domestic Violence/Related Themes. Customer Care. Growth and Happiness At Work. Mediation & Conflict Resolution. Servant Leadership. Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen! The%20vision%20thing%20K%20blanchard. Why we need to groom leaders who can handle ambiguity and complexity.
How do we typically select and train our leaders?
They learn theories of leadership that often assume organizations are mostly stable, and that the environment and the people within them are predictable. Oh, yes, there is some attention paid to what to do in crisis, usually as a singular event, with an expectation to return to the norm. But the world today is highly unpredictable, and rapid and significant change is the norm. Seth Godin: The tribes we lead.
LEADERSHIP: A MASTER CLASS hosted by Daniel Goleman. The "Sandwich Approach" Undermines Your Feedback - Roger Schwarz. By Roger Schwarz | 10:00 AM April 19, 2013 Have you ever used the “sandwich approach” to give negative feedback to your direct reports?
You sandwich the negative feedback between two pieces of positive feedback. It’s a common method, but the sandwich approach may be undermining both your feedback and your relationships with your direct reports. First, let’s look at why leaders use the sandwich approach and why it doesn’t work. Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation. Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself.
Appreciative Inquiry.