motivation | Enclaria: Influence Change at Work https://www.enclaria.com Equipping individuals and teams to influence organizational change Thu, 08 Feb 2018 01:48:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.enclaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-enclaria-logo-square-boulder-32x32.jpg motivation | Enclaria: Influence Change at Work https://www.enclaria.com 32 32 162729540 A simple way to assess motivation preferences https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-way-to-assess-motivation-preferences/ https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-way-to-assess-motivation-preferences/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:12:49 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=2275 My son likes to challenge me to battles on MarioKart Wii.  While the main game is the traditional car race, there are also two options for battles: Balloons:  Each player …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-way-to-assess-motivation-preferences/feed/ 0 2275 Overcome resistance with fancy purple shoes https://www.enclaria.com/2010/01/28/overcome-resistance-with-fancy-purple-shoes/ https://www.enclaria.com/2010/01/28/overcome-resistance-with-fancy-purple-shoes/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:11:55 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=2007 My almost-2-year-old daughter is obsessed with shoes.  She will just sit in our shoe corner and try on everyone’s shoes and walk around in them for fun.  Her favorite ones, …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2010/01/28/overcome-resistance-with-fancy-purple-shoes/feed/ 0 2007 Got hope? https://www.enclaria.com/2009/12/18/got-hope/ https://www.enclaria.com/2009/12/18/got-hope/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:36:06 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=1914 A common thread between change agents seems to be hope. Considering all the challenges they face, that might seem ironic.  But, perhaps hope is the only reason to keep pushing …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2009/12/18/got-hope/feed/ 0 1914 How to get Beyond Leadership Buy-in https://www.enclaria.com/2009/08/04/how-to-get-beyond-leadership-buy-in/ https://www.enclaria.com/2009/08/04/how-to-get-beyond-leadership-buy-in/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:25:51 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=1476 It almost goes without saying that an organizational change initiative without proper levels of leadership support is doomed to fail.  Perhaps the project will be paid lip service, but it …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2009/08/04/how-to-get-beyond-leadership-buy-in/feed/ 0 1476 There’s nothing you’d rather be doing https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/24/theres-nothing-youd-rather-be-doing/ https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/24/theres-nothing-youd-rather-be-doing/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 00:45:44 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=1086 Many years ago, I took a negotiations class as part of my MBA program. One nice Saturday morning at 9:00 am, the professor started class with the question, “How many …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/24/theres-nothing-youd-rather-be-doing/feed/ 3 1086 Fair vs Equal: Two views of incentives https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/03/fair-vs-equal-two-views-of-incentives/ https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/03/fair-vs-equal-two-views-of-incentives/#respond Mon, 04 May 2009 01:39:13 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=1035 During my Beyond Buy-in webinar a couple of weeks ago, one of the attendees mentioned that different leaders are motivated by different things, and that there is no one-size-fits-all incentive.  …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2009/05/03/fair-vs-equal-two-views-of-incentives/feed/ 0 1035 Employee Survey: Factors That Increase Innovation https://www.enclaria.com/2008/09/08/employee-survey-factors-that-increase-innovation/ https://www.enclaria.com/2008/09/08/employee-survey-factors-that-increase-innovation/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:25 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=243 In an effort to better understand employee innovation, I developed an employee survey to answer the question:  “How can we increase the number and quality of ideas suggested by employees?” …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2008/09/08/employee-survey-factors-that-increase-innovation/feed/ 0 243 Common challenges of organizational change https://www.enclaria.com/2008/07/07/common-challenges-of-organizational-change/ https://www.enclaria.com/2008/07/07/common-challenges-of-organizational-change/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:25:17 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/blog/?p=17 In my conversations with organizational change practitioners, I’ve noticed there are at least seven common challenges they face: Leadership buy-in – how do we get the leadership team, especially the …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2008/07/07/common-challenges-of-organizational-change/feed/ 0 17 Tips for Leading a Successful Transformation https://www.enclaria.com/2008/02/01/tips-for-leading-a-successful-transformation/ https://www.enclaria.com/2008/02/01/tips-for-leading-a-successful-transformation/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:40:01 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/blog/?p=24 Once a year, over one hundred former employees of AT&T Canada Long Distance Services get together to celebrate a major accomplishment. Ten years ago, they brought the company back from …

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