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How to Give a Performance Review: Management Primer An important role for all managers is reviewing the performance of team members. Giving a good, fair performance review takes planning and care. In this video, I’ll give you all the basics of how to do it easily and effectively. Do you want a concise, yet precise,
Read MoreHow to Prioritize Tasks and Work: Management Primer Managers have a vast amount of things to do and, as your career progresses, your list will only grow! So, prioritization is a critical skill to master. In this video, I’ll give you all the basics of how to do it easily and effectively. Do you want
Read MoreHow to Set Clear, Realistic Goals Goal setting is a critical art of performance improvement. In this video, I’ll give you all the basics of how to do it easily and effectively. Do you want a concise, yet precise, description of how to deal with common management challenges? This is one of a series of
Read MoreHow to Give Constructive Feedback: Management Primer Managers have a responsibility to develop our people. And that means giving effective feedback. In this video, I’ll give you all the basics of how to do it easily and effectively. Do you want a concise, yet precise, description of how to deal with common management challenges? This
Read MoreExpectancy Theories of Motivation: Vroom and Beyond [Compilation] This video compiles our three videos on Expectancy theory, from Vroom, to Lawler, to Porter and Lawler. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 3.7.2 🏢 Program 3: Managing & Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 7: Motivation 🏠 Section 2: Process Theories and
Read MoreHow Do We Motivate People? Top Process Models of Motivation [Compilation] This video compiles our videos that cover the five most important models for how to motivate people – the process. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 3.7.2 🏢 Program 3: Managing & Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 7: Motivation
Read MoreWhat Motivates People? The Top Motivation Models [Compilation] This video compiles our videos that cover the five most important models for what motivates people at work. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 3.7.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing & Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 7: Motivation 🏠 Section 3: Content Theories
Read MorePorter & Lawler: Expectancy Theory on Steroids Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of motivation is extremely successful. But Lyman Porter and Edward Lawler found that predict or explain everything about the relationships among the effort we put in, the performance we achieve, and the satisfaction we feel. Porter & Lawler’s Expectancy Model is far more complex,
Read MoreEdward Lawler: Vroom Enhanced with Two Types of Expectancy Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of motivation is, perhaps, my favorite model of how motivation works. And my video on it is one of the most-watched on this channel. But Edward Lawler expanded on it in a small, but important way. He gave us ‘Vroom Enhanced’ with
Read MoreWilliam Ouchi: Theory Z Organizations and Motivation One of our most popular videos is the one about Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. As a result, people have asked me about Theory Z. Theory Z, which was developed by William Ouchi, to describe the adoption of Japanese ideas of management in the United States.
Read MoreThe Psychology of Motivation: Understand the Basics Motivation is a mental and emotional state. So, we need to understand the basics of the psychology of motivation and how motivation works in the brain. That’s what we will do in this video. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more
Read MoreBasics of Motivation: Building Morale in your Team Morale is like Motivation applied across a whole team. And building team morale is an important part of your role as manager, supervisor, or team leader. So, what can you do to build morale in your team? That’s what we will look at in this video. Watching
Read MoreBasics of Motivation: Incentives – do they work? One thing most people ‘know’ about motivation is the value of incentives. The problem is… Incentives don’t always work. So, in this video, we’ll look at when incentives do and do not work and understand why. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See
Read MoreHackman and Oldham: Job Characteristics Model of Motivation How do the characteristics of the task at hand affect motivation? This is the question that Hackman and Oldham tackle in their Job Characteristics model of motivation. In this video, we look at the three factors that contribute to the Hackman and Oldham the ‘Motivating Potential’. Watching
Read MoreWork Orientation Theory: John Goldthorpe and How Attitudes affect Motivation John Goldthorpe and his colleagues offer us a sociological model of workplace motivation: Work Orientation Theory. Goldthorpe’s theory is culturally rooted in 1960s Britain. But I do think the principles underpinning it are worth bearing in mind. In Work Orientation Theory, Goldthorpe and his colleagues
Read MoreEdwin Locke: Goal-Setting Theory of Motivation Edwin Locke was interested in the way goals and goal-setting motivate us in the workplace. People strive to achieve their goals. So, a worthwhile goal is intrinsically motivating. On the face of it, the role of goal-setting in motivation theory is obvious. But there is more to Edwin Locke’s
Read MoreDaniel Pink and Motivation 3.0 – Content Models of Motivation Daniel Pink is not a researcher or a manager: he’s an author. But his assessment of modern research and motivation theories in his book, Drive (https://geni.us/uq3EBO), is valuable. He gives his concept of Motivation 3.0. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*.
Read MoreRyan & Deci: Self Determination Theory (SDT) – Content Models of Motivation Ryan & Deci are the founders of Self Determination Theory (SDT). It’s possibly the most substantial modern body of research on motivation. As such, it is essential for modern managers to understand the basics. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD
Read MoreChris Argyris and the Immaturity-Maturity Model of Motivation: Treat People as Adults Chris Argyris offers us a more sophisticated view of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y model of motivation. His conclusion is that we need to treat people as adults. Argyris put forward his ‘Immaturity-Maturity Theory’. This suggested that if you treat people like
Read MoreDavid McClelland and Three Motivational Needs – Content Theories of Motivation For my money, David McClelland gave us one of the most useful models of motivation, for use in the workplace. McClelland identified three motivational needs. Each of these allows us to motivate different people to do the same task, by appealing to the need
Read MoreClayton Alderfer and ERG Theory – Content Models of Motivation Clayton Alderfer created a variation on the best-known needs theory of motivation: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Alderfer’s model is known as ERG Theory. ERG stands for the three primary needs that Alderfer identified: – Existence – Relatedness – Growth In many ways, this simpler model
Read MoreFrederick Herzberg and the Two-factor Theory – Content Models of Motivation Motivation is not the opposite of de-motivation. That’s the conclusion that Frederick Herzberg came to. Rather, he recognized there are two sets of factors: 1. Motivators, and 2. Hygiene factors I this video, we’ll examine Frederick Herzberg’s Two-factor Theory. t is one of the
Read MoreAbraham Maslow and the Hierarchy of Needs – Content Model of Motivation Abraham Maslow’ Hierarchy of Needs is possibly the best known model of motivation. As a motivation theory, the hierarchy of needs is useful, but probably over-used. But, it’s an important motivation model to know and understand, so, we’ll go through it in this
Read MoreDouglas McGregor and Theory X & Theory Y: Process of Model of Motivation Douglas McGregor offers us two theories for the price of one: Theory X & Theory Y. But, in truth, they largely represent two ends of a spectrum of approaches to management and motivation. They are the logical development of the work Elton
Read MoreJohn Stacy Adams and Equity Theory: Process of Model of Motivation John Stacy Adams built a simple yet exceptionally powerful motivation model around a simple fact: human beings are motivated by fairness. He called this model Equity Theory, and that’s what I’ll take you through in this video. Watching this video is worth 4 Management
Read MoreVictor Vroom and Expectancy Theory: Process of Model of Motivation Victor Vroom offers us a powerful process model of motivation: expectancy Theory. It’s less well-known than it should be. Expectancy Theory won’t tell you what motivates people. Bt it will tell you why motivation sometimes works, and why it sometimes fails. Watching this video is
Read MoreElton Mayo and the Hawthorne Experiment: Process of Model of Motivation The Hawthorne Experiment – conducted by Elton Mayo – is one of the classic experiments that led to an important part of our understanding of motivation. It leads to a simple, yet fundamental, process model of how motivation works in the workplace. Watching this
Read MoreThe Fundamentals of Motivation – Motives, Drives, and being Blocked In this video, let’s start our solid content on workplace motivation with the fundamentals of motivation: – Drives – Motives – Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation – What happens when we find ourselves blocked Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below
Read MoreIntroduction to Motivation: Key Questions Answered As a manager, if you want to get people to do things, you can either compel them, or motivate them. So, in the modern workplace, motivation is an essential skill-set for managers. In this video, I kick off our program of motivation videos with an introduction to motivation. Watching
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