9 Ways to Motivate Employees When You Don't Set the Goals
Team Dynamics
June 14, 2013
David Dye
President of Trailblaze, Inc.
Topics
employee engagement, Employee Motivation, empower, empowerment, goals, motivationWhat Now?
Julia slammed her laptop shut and slumped over her desk.
“Ugh! What are they thinking? My team’s gonna hate this!”
We had just sat down to discuss her goals when the email arrived from her regional manager.
The email listed sales goals she and her team were expected to meet…goals from headquarters that neither she nor her team had any input into.
What Would You Do?
Julia’s situation is not unique.
Whether you’re a team leader, a mid-manager, or even the President, CEO, or Executive Director, there will be times in your career where you are asked to meet goals that you did not speak into or, in some cases, even disagree with.
Naturally, this presents a leadership challenge.
As Julia noted, people often react negatively when they have goals ‘shoved down their throats’ – goals that may have been set by people who may not have all the facts and didn’t ask for input.
The good news is that you and your team can still thrive in these situations – there are ways to motivate employees when you don’t set the goals...9 of them, if fact! [Read More...]
Take care,
David
Game changing morning in Coaching for Leaders Programme. Exploring how SLT can use coaching to support staff through change has really had an impact on them. This afternoon we’ll be planning how to embed #coaching into school to ensure it sticks. #training #leadchange
