8 ways to stay motivated and enagaged at work

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© COPYRIGHT 2013 WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COACHING, INC.
Staying Motivated and Engaged
Jo Miller, CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

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Here are 8 ways to be a high performer
during stressful times at work.
We‟ve all had days where we
felt crushed by our workload.

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Staying motivated & engaged
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We‟ll skip the obviously
unsustainable ones.
Drink
more
coffee
Get 5 hours of
sleep
Afternoon
naps
Get 10 hours
of sleep
Marathon
weekend email
catch-ups

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Understand your
goal orientation1
There are two types of goal
orientation. Which type are you?
• Mastery (or learning) orientation
• Performance orientation
“A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality,” Dweck
and Leggett, 1988

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Performance
oriented people
prefer to strive for
excellence using
existing skills.
Mastery oriented
people are
motivated by the
challenge of
learning
something new.

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Tip: Tailor your goals
to suit the style that
best motivates you.
Specific, difficult goals lead to higher
performance than saying “do your best”.
“Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation,”
Locke & Latham

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Have friends at
work
Gallup found having a “best friend” at
work to be one of 12 traits of highly
productive and engaged workgroups.
The Gallup Q12 1993-1998
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Manage your energy,
not your time
McKinsey’s study of top female leaders
found „managing energy‟ to be a
common trait.
“Successful women leaders know how
to manage their energy: What drains it
or replenishes it.”
“Centered leadership: How talented women thrive,” McKinsey, 2008
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Tip: Understand
what drains you and
what sustains you.
Maximize
productivity with 90
minute intervals and
renewal breaks.
K. Anders Ericsson, Florida State
University
Expand your
capacity like elite
athletes do.
The Power of Full Engagement by
Loehr and Schwartz

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Be an energizer
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The Hidden Power of Social Networks by Cross and Parker
Be an energizer!
Those who energize others are much
higher performers (and are more
likely to be heard and to see their ideas
acted upon).
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Tip: “…energizers are
not entertainers, or
even necessarily very
charismatic or intense.
Rather, they bring
themselves fully into
an interaction.”
The Hidden Power of Social Networks by Cross and Parker

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Understand
your goal
orientation
Have
friends at
work
Manage
energy not
time
Be an
energizer
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Arrive at work in a
good mood
Employees at a call center who arrived
at work in a good mood performed
better and reported feeling more
positive after their calls.
Academy of Management, 2011
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Get into a state of
“flow”
People who are happiest in their work
are those who get into a state of flow
when working.
Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
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Tip: To get into a
state of flow, seek
out
• Clear goals
• Immediate
feedback
• Tasks that are a
challenge, but
doable.
Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

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Work well with your
boss
Form a good working relationship
with your boss. People quit their
bosses, not their companies or jobs.
The Gallup Q12 1993-1998
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Develop a new
habit
“Change might not be fast and it isn’t
always easy. But with time and effort,
almost any habit can be reshaped.”
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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Routine
Reward
Cue
1. Identify the
routine
2. Experiment
with
rewards
3. Isolate the
cue
4. Have a plan
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

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Arrive at
work in a
good mood
Get into a
state of
“flow”
Work well
with your
boss
Develop a
new habit
Understand
your goal
orientation
Have
friends at
work
Manage
energy not
time
Be an
energizer

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Jo Miller, CEO
Women‟s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
• Specializes in helping women break into
leadership in industries that have been
traditionally considered 'a man's world',
such as technology, finance and energy.
• Delivers over 60 speaking presentations
annually to audiences of up to 1,200
women for women’s conferences and
corporate women’s initiatives.

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Jo Miller, CEO
Women‟s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
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