Episode 020: Performance Management — Motivating Your Team
Key Takeaways:
There are two ways to motivate your team: extrinsic motivation (from the outside) and intrinsic motivation (from the inside).
Extrinsic motivation can be achieved by allowing your team to do different jobs or take on different roles, giving them learning opportunities, and by giving them gifts, words of affirmation, or quality time.
Intrinsic motivation can be achieved by giving your team a sense of meaning, choice, competence, relatedness, and progress.
Intrinsic motivation is more powerful than extrinsic motivation because it comes from within each team member and doesn't depend on outside influences or rewards.
Every team member will be motivated by different things. Try to figure out what motivates each team member and incorporate as many intrinsic motivators into every job and role in your organization.
Learn how to motivate your team with from the outside with extrinsic rewards and from within with intrinsic rewards.