Motivating Yourself and Others

MOTIVATING YOURSELF AND OTHERS
With
Linda Newborn and Toni Pavlovich
Corporate Subscribers
Bank of
America
L.E.A.D. for
Women
Jo Miller
CEO
Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.
• Founding Editor, BeLeaderly.com
• 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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Linda Newborn
Member, Board of Directors
Unity Point Health
• Retired from John Deere as Vice President, Corporate Compliance
after over 40 years with the company.
• Ensured the legal and ethical execution of the Company’s business
strategy, processes and practices across the global enterprise.
• Held leadership roles in Human Resources, Marketing and
Accounting.
• In retirement, she does independent contract work and is a
leadership and performance enhancement coach.
• Serves on the boards of Unity Point Health Systems and the John
Deere (PGA) Classic. Enjoys playing golf.
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―Don’t be afraid to
give up the good to
go for the best.‖
— John D. Rockefeller
―Courage over
fear produces
confidence.‖
— Linda Newborn
Toni Pavlovich
Vice President of Business
Critical and Support Services
Symantec Corporation
• Leads the Global Business Critical Services team
and Enterprise Support Operations.
• Joined Symantec in 2005 as a Support leader.
• Held roles across Sales, Development, Support
and Services at Lockheed, HP and Oracle.
• Married 22 years, has 2 teenagers, a Peekapoo,
enjoys playing competitive sports and rides a
Harley for fun.
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―You must be the
change you wish to
see in the world.‖
— Mahatma Gandhi
―What would you
do if you weren't
afraid?‖
— Sheryl Sandberg
In this webinar
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Motivating Yourself
Motivating Others
Q&A
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Motivating
Yourself
Get 5 hours of
sleep
Drink more
coffee
Get 10 hours
of sleep
Marathon weekend
email catch-ups
Afternoon
naps
Tell us about a time when
you had to motivate
yourself. What worked?
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Was asked
to create a
formal
mentoring
program: A
daunting
task.
Cleared my
mind, found
focus, broke
it into
chunks, took
time to feel
good.
Benefited all
employees.
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What worked?
Step 1: Clear your head
Step 2: Find a good place – FEEL it!
Step 3: Get focus and clarity
Step 4: Figure out the why and how
Step 5: Break up into more achievable
and less daunting connected pieces (if
Needed)
Step 6: Commit and GET IT DONE!
Step 7: Be happy, celebrate your effort
What’s your run and Swedish Fish?
Tell us about a time when
you had to motivate
yourself. What worked?
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Training for
new
employees.
Boss gave
negative
feedback.
Made a
commitment
to myself to
always
deliver my
best.
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What worked?
1. Have a strong sense
of self and what brings
you satisfaction.
2. Have a purpose.
3. Make a commitment.
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How can I stay motivated when I feel
crushed by the workload?
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1. Take a step back and
look at the whole
picture.
2. Prioritize it and take it
in smaller pieces.
3. Find something that
inspires you.
4. Seek help.
5. Celebrate success!
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What are some ways to
bounce back after ‘hitting
a wall’?
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Figure out why
I hit the wall.
Keep the wall
in perspective.
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―Make sure the backdrop you measure
problems and mistakes by is big enough.‖
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Find out quickly
what the next step
is.
Nobody cares
about how sorry
you are. They want
to see your next
step.
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When it comes to
motivating ourselves,
what are your top tips?
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Motivating
Yourself
Motivating Yourself
Get inspired –
find a cause
or a reason
Positive spirit
and fortitude
Be an optimist
Be patient
with yourself
Happiness
increases
productivity
Think of the
benefit to
others
Have a
purpose
Make a
commitment
Be true to
yourself
Think of the
sense of
achievement
Motivating
Others
Tell us about a time when
you had to motivate
someone else. What
worked?
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Father was
diagnosed
with a
serious
condition.
Had to
motivate him
to continue
treatment.
The reason:
To give of
yourself to
others.
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What worked?
• Find something that
motivates them.
• Don’t limit your view to
what you think they want.
• Everyone is different.
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Tell us about a time when
you had to motivate
others. What worked?
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Team was
implementing
a global
workforce
staffing
model, with
little support.
Team
believed in
what we were
doing. Asked
what they
needed to get
it done.
Gave them
my support
and gained
their
commitment.
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What worked?
• Gained everyone’s
agreement that we were
doing the right thing – Got
their commitment.
• They saw what was in it
for them – individually and
collectively.
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What’s the best thing and
the worst thing a leader
ever did, to motivate you?
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WORST
BEST
Manager said ―I
won’t have anyone
work for me who
doesn’t make me
look good.‖
Manager said ―I’m
trying to be better. I
give you
permission to tell
me when it’s not
working‖.
WORST
―If you do this
well I will give
you a new
computer!‖
BEST
―What you do
makes a
difference and I
trust you.‖
When it comes to
motivating others, what
are your top tips?
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Motivating
MotivatingYourself
Others
Make sure it’s
meaningful work
Let them think
for themselves
and have a sense
of fulfillment
Allow mistakes
Be kind
Listen
Give people
responsibility
and ownership
Get to know
them
Let them know
you care about
them
Be present
Take a personal
interest in them
Humor
See failure as an
opportunity
Have their backs
Courage in
leadership
What are some ways to motivate a team
who have diverse career aspirations?
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• Determine what motivates the group
collectively, regardless of individual
motivations.
• Make sure they agree on what we’re
working towards.
• Give them a say in how it will be
accomplished.
• Know what’s in it for them collectively.
• Let them know I’m committed to them.
• Handle career aspirations 1:1.
What are some tips for creating a work
culture where all are motivated?
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• Set the example.
• Care about people on the
team. Get to know who
they are and what’s
important to them.
• Give clear direction.
• Let them know they are
important and why their
work is meaningful.
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Recommended
The Pursuit of Happyness, By Chris
Gardner (there’s a movie too!)
Short Documentary Film: The Tsunami and
The Cherry Blossom, By Lucy Walker
Blink: The Power of Thinking without
Thinking By Malcolm Gladwell.
Personal/Professional Life Coach.
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Closing thought
• Linda Newborn
• Toni Pavlovich
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Energize Your Women's Initiative
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Join us with your group to receive ideas,
become inspired, and learn best practices
for making the most of this valuable
resource.
Guest speakers: Christina Roberts of
Siemens, Heather Howell of IBM, and
Olivia Shen Green of Cisco.
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Discussion questions
What is your greatest challenge when it
comes to:
a) Motivating yourself
b) Motivating others
What are your top tips for:
a) Motivating yourself
b) Motivating others
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