8 ways to stay motivated and enagaged at work

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Staying Motivated and EngagedJo 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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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 energizer5

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

Staying motivated & engaged

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Jo Miller, CEOWomen’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, CEOWomen’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

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