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Motivating Yourself and OthersA Practical Process That Will
Produce Results1,2
A Presentation for SOMC Medical Education
Kendall L. Stewart, MD, MBA, DFAPAApril 14, 20081My aim is to
offer practical insights you can put to use in your personal and
professional lives.2Please let me know whether I have succeeded
when you complete your evaluation form.
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Why is this important?Every organizational leader in the world
thinks about it every day.It is often the difference between
success and failure.It is not easy to create or sustain.Some people
have it.Some people dont.It varies from moment to moment.It varies
depending on our interests.Most of us would like to have more of
it.1,2
After mastering the information in this presentation, you will
be able toIdentify three factors that diminish motivation at
work,Identify three of the common results of poor motivation in the
workplace,Identify three of the most powerful motivators in your
life,Identify three practical steps in an effective process for
motivating yourself,Identify three practical steps in an effective
process for motivating others,
1No patient has ever come in complaining of having too much
motivationexcept for those with impulse control disorders.2A
patients son was motivated to be unmotivated.
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What factors diminish motivation in the workplace?Meaningless
tasksRed tapeThe BMW club1Lack of clear goalsFailure to set
prioritiesDistractionsOver-commitmentInformation overloadNo
positive feedbackLack of autonomyUnpredictable change in
directionLack of recognitionNo closureAbsence of
humorMicromanagementFailure to delegateBureaucratic
hurdlesInterpersonal conflict2Lack of accountability1Have you ever
met a miserable person who did not firmly believe someone else was
to blame?2Disagreeable people take the joy out of work. A hunter
shot a duck and the farmer was disagreeable.
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What are some of the results of poor motivation in the
workplace?LazinessFailureProcrastinationPoor
quality1,2ResistanceAvoidanceTardinessBurnoutDemoralizationDissentionFrustration
ConflictLack of meaningAbsence of
prideResentmentTurnoverDisengagementDiscouragementNegative
organizational culture1One of SOMCs silverbacks recently made an
insightful and witty observation.2We didnt start counting surgical
instruments until the 1980s, and . . .
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What are some of the most powerful motivators in our
lives?CommitmentMoneyMeaningRecognitionLoveParticipationEmotionAppreciationCollegialityCompetitionHate1,2,3Religious
beliefsSense of accomplishmentCultural normsChance to make a
differenceIndependenceOpportunity to serveDutyHabitHigh energy
levelPerceived need for change1Unfortunately, hate remains one of
the most powerful human motivators.2A patient seriously considered
crashing her car into my office.3Dr. Jitendra Patel told a
wonderful story about a woman requesting cyanide.
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How can you motivate yourself?Stick with your passions.Share
your enthusiasm.Hang out with high achievers.Flavor tedium with
pleasure.1,2Go with your strengths.Make lists.Get yourself worked
up.Stay focused on results.Act in spite of your feelings.Just do
something.1I have exercised more than an hour each day for many
years.2I combine exercise with distracting activities that I
enjoy.
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How can you motivate others?Associate with highly motivated
people.Set a measurable goal.Recruit a choir.Make a compelling
case.Use emotional bait.Set a fire and keep it going.Lead by
example.1Produce results.Make it fun.Explain how.Keep doing
something new and different.Celebrate
1Let me tell you an amazing story about SparkPeople.
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What have you learned?Motivationour own and othersis a major
issue in our lives.It matters at home and at work.We each have
different motivational temperaments. Its not a question of getting
more, but of harnessing what weve got.1,2There are effective ways
to do that.Try some of them out.Dont let your frustrated longing
for perfection keep you from making some progress.1If you want to
see the transforming power of motivation, watch what loving parents
do for their kids.2For a time, my father drove a Dutch Oven Bakery
truck and sold door-to-door.
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Where can you learn more?1Adair J, Understanding Motivation.
Guildford: Talbot Adair, 1990.Chandler S, 100 Ways to Motivate
Yourself, 1996.Hilton P, Using Incentives to Reward and Motivate
Employees, Personnel Management, 1992,24(9), 49-52.Rye DE, 1001
Ways to Inspire: Your Organization, Your Team and Yourself,
1998.Stewart, KL et. al., A Portable Mentor for Organizational
Leaders, SOMCPress, 2003Straub JT, The Agile Managers Guide to
Motivating People, April 1998.1Please visit
www.KendallLStewartMD.com to download related White Papers and
presentations.
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How can you contact me?1
Kendall L. Stewart, M.D.VPMA and Chief Medical OfficerSouthern
Ohio Medical CenterPresident & CEOThe SOMC Medical Care
Foundation, Inc.
1805 27th StreetWaller BuildingSuite B01Portsmouth, Ohio
45662740.356.8153
[email protected]
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1All speaking and consultation fees are contributed to the SOMC
Endowment Fund.
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