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Suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder?
Feb 6If your employees are suffering from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, there’s always Strivor. (Click to see video if it doesn’t show above.) One little pill can stand in for excruciating hours of “engagement” training. One little pill can make bad managers into Harvard Business School case studies for managerial greatness. One little pill can make profits big, and one pill can make problems small.
Maybe not. Strivor isn’t real. It’s a spoof of drug ads made to motivate consumers to take a little pill for every ailment. And just like a little pill won’t solve motivation at work, neither will a slogan or a training class. Getting at motivation requires deep thinking and consistent actions by managers. There’s no magic pill.
[Found at Teamwork is for Suckers by the "Punk Rock HR Pro."]
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Frank Roche
Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.
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Yes managers have a lot to do with motivation but I expect employees to start with some of their own. Managers can enhance or destroy what exists but cannot create the initial spark.
BTW. It is a shame that pill is not real. There are some days where I could use a dose.
Uber, you’re right. People have to come in with some energy. It’s true…you can’t make lemonade from lemons….oh wait, yes you can. I need some motivation to think up some new metaphors.
LOL…that would be a big seller, huh? I think it exists already…I think they call it crystal meth. Bummer is it only works once…then you go offline.
Sadly, I have been afflicted with MDD. It’s sometimes so bad I cant bother to finish a
Q-ball, that is so…
Uber has some good points… Managers do have a lot to do with motivation, but employees have to bring some to the table to.
Typically it starts out strong when one first comes on board and then slowly dwindles away. This is especially true when team members are hired for positions that don’t strike their personal motivational cords.
A sales person who isn’t motivated by money is a great example. What is there to drive this individual? Nothing really… at least not for a long period of time.
Sadly it seems that many are doomed to suffer from MDD before they ever start their job…
Chris Young
The Rainmaker Group
Chris, you’re right. A long time ago an HR leader said something I never forgot: “They were great when you hired them. What happened?”
You’re right about the ones who come in as schlubs. They won’t be rehabilitated.