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New Year…New Goals. Goal Setting Doesn’t Always Work. Why?

It’s funny. We go through our lives chasing our careers with the common knowledge that goal-setting works. Our business management professors, company head honchos and peers in the same industry tell us that an ample amount of energy and self discipline go a long way too. We’d bring into the equation, large figures of determination and perseverance and most, if not all hurdles vanish like magic, right? Then, what gives? Why are so few of these goals get to be realised? Most people are likely to dismiss these questions with …”Maybe, you’re lazy, you don’t have any staying power or you easily get distracted” In other words, what this is telling you is that “You, dude, ain’t got no will power!” … which therefore creates an impression that the goals are in reality, a gigantic task needing a lot more hard work, sacrifice and effort that could be beyond human bounds. So, why be surprised many people raise their hands in surrender? In truth, the lack of will power or strong discipline may not be the issue at all. These guys have the ability to succeed. They may be wanting in focus, but that raises the big “WHY?” The Three Most Common Mistakes In Setting Goals Compromising a lot in your goals and choosing only what’s traditional. When you consider only what’s reasonable or what’s tried and tested, it undermines your chances of success. In lieu of going for what’s new and original … you opt instead for what’s been done before and already packed in neat little boxes, … the results you get are too predictable and too safe but not necessarily successful. When you stay too much in your comfort zone, you’re limiting your imagination and not letting your creative juices flow. What happens is that your enthusiasm, motivation and passion go down. Dare to think beyond what is traditional. Create something that’s never been there and go beyond your limits. Choosing the outside trimmings rather than the content. Don’t go choosing goals because the façade looks good and impresses your peers while there’s not much substance in it. That would be like attending a training program so you can have the certificate hung on your wall instead of learning and acquiring skills you never had before. Ask yourself “What do I get out of this? Is this something I really want? What do I achieve, learn or develop?” Selecting your goals by consensus. This is a case of you having the herd mentality and going with what everybody wants or needs. When you give in to others’ considerations, and not stand up for what’s true for you, you risk the goal being misaligned with your own purpose. You just might end up blaming others for holding back and resulting in an unrealized goal. Achieving your goals will require many steps. If you give yourself a pat on the back or a token reward for every little step you take, it’ll jack up your state of mind and boost your energy and motivation. As you properly set your goals, staying away from these errors enumerated above, keep this little piece of advice alive in your heart.

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Get Your People Motivated! get the right motivation…

No question about it. The driving force that gets employees towards achieving their goal is motivation. Of course, we talk about motivation among company personnel, and the first thing that comes to mind is either money or promotion or both. Sure, that helps a whole lot. But, that’s just extrinsic motivation. That’s when you set goals, measure results and reward the achievers with various kinds of incentives. Obviously, those who didn’t perform too well will have to undergo moretraining. Or, it’s probably the right time for you to understand, appreciate and adopt intrinsic motivation as part of your company’s working policy. Intrinsic Motivation. While extrinsic motivation deals with those dangled rewards that could get employees to put in the extra mile, those who are intrinsically motivated won’t need them as much. These guys simply get turned on by the actual work they do. It’s the “high” or the “rush” they get from doing the tasks involved and the deep-down, self-fulfilled feeling when the job gets done, that truly motivate them. The experts say employees are more likely to be intrinsically motivated when a company’s vision is strongly compelling, when its objectives are specific and clear, and when the corporate culture is one that is friendly andsupportive of all its employees. The Downside Of Extrinsic Motivation The goal-setting and getting the employees motivated and rewarding them with different kinds of incentives for what they’ve done and achieved is one of the best examples of extrinsic motivation. What happens here though, is that little attention, if ever, goes to the other inputs such as hard work, collaboration, cooperation and teamwork. It’s a situation where the top performers are motivated and the average guys get de-motivated. The Best Solution: Combine Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation  You can see it makes sense to get these two types of motivation in place in your company. Now, that may be easier said than done, but getting these two elements in, should lead to unprecedented productivity and realisation of those corporate goals. These two suggestions should help: Create a powerful, compelling corporate vision, map out a clear set of specific goals and develop a more employee-centered culture with improved working conditions. Recognize your employees for great outputs and achievement (extrinsic)and for their inputs like can-do attitude and close collaboration (intrinsic) that runs alongside your company values. As a good leader, you should understand and appreciate the difference between these two motivations and use them to get your people really moving. Forget your whip! These work better!

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Are Employees Getting To Be Less Engaged?Are Jobs Getting To Be A Bore?

Are Jobs Getting To Be A Bore? Are Employees Getting To Be Less Engaged?  A lot of people are saying that jobs are getting worse. Many employees drag their feet going to work. This belief stems from the fact that in large corporations like supermarket chains or, a network of bank branches or fast food outlets, employees today or sometimes, even managers have less and less autonomy because almost every aspect of the work is prescribed and directed from the home office. These job holders are given very limited degree of discretion. As a result, these guys have become less engaged in doing their work and have altogether ceased to enjoy it. All that’s left for them is to strive to meet the targets and objectives that have been set for them. The manager’s job then redounds to no more than simply motivating or whip-lashing (depends on his perspective and style) his people to hit the numbers. The way this argument goes, jobs have become mindless and alienating because of a working system. Although when you take a real hard look at systematized procedures, it’ll seem to make sense. It’s funny. For years management experts have placed great importance on the need for jobs to be challenging and for the workers to have some degree of autonomy in the jobs they do. And yet, this home-office-directed set of here’s-what-to-do that almost makes robots out of employees seems to be emerging and growing fast in many companies. Soon, perhaps only a handful of workers will be allowed to think for themselves as all work will be governed by systems, procedures and targets. And yet surveys say 85-90% of employees enjoy their jobs! Why the discrepancy in viewpoints? Job engagement polls don’t lie. Recent ones have revealed that a large majority of the respondents enjoy their work and about 70% says they’d recommend their organization as a great place to work. Further, these people feel a strong sense of loyalty for their companies. The Real Reason Perhaps the reason some people think that jobs are getting worse is because they failed to take into consideration the many other factors that mould attitudes about work. For one thing, there’s the fun that employees get to experiencein their day to day relationship with their colleagues and peers. For another,there’s the awesome feeling of achieving difficult targets. There is also that sense of camaraderie and loyalty to one’s team .. that feeling of great satisfaction when efforts are recognized and appreciated by the higher-ups. No matter how rigid the specific criteria and how constrained the job may be, there is, almost always an opportunity for people to make a difference. In other words, it’s not just the job per se. It’s the context and the surroundings in which it is carried out. And that’s where the head honchos and the organisation itself, come in. They’re there to engage and motivate their people. Make no mistake about it. Enjoying and being engaged with one’s work depends a whole lot on the culture and environment in the workplace.

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