http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-36355 Deming on involvement of people | Capable People Blog Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:03:30 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-36355 [...] This links nicely back to an earlier post relating to the role of leaders in amongst all this malarkey. A key role of a leader, according to Deming, is to continually seek ways to make it easier for people to do a good job – remove the barriers. This post on Curious Cat refers to Deming’s views on this matter and calls on managers not to motivate but to “Stop De-Motivating Employees” [...] [...] This links nicely back to an earlier post relating to the role of leaders in amongst all this malarkey. A key role of a leader, according to Deming, is to continually seek ways to make it easier for people to do a good job – remove the barriers. This post on Curious Cat refers to Deming’s views on this matter and calls on managers not to motivate but to “Stop De-Motivating Employees” [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-34762 Curious Cat Management Blog » Understanding Psychology: Slogans – Risky Tools Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:50:07 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-34762 The issue, to me, is not so much that slogans are innately horrible. It is that, in practice, slogan are used in harmful ways most often... The issue, to me, is not so much that slogans are innately horrible. It is that, in practice, slogan are used in harmful ways most often…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-34698 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Why Extrinsic Motivation Fails Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:14:45 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-34698 [...] Stop Demotivating Employees So rather than trying to bribe people to want things using pizzas and promotions, managers should help their people to discover meaning and develop skills at work. What some managers don’t realize is that people want to do good work. Create a happy, positive work environment and people are naturally motivated. Even better: They motivate themselves and each other. [...] [...] Stop Demotivating Employees So rather than trying to bribe people to want things using pizzas and promotions, managers should help their people to discover meaning and develop skills at work. What some managers don’t realize is that people want to do good work. Create a happy, positive work environment and people are naturally motivated. Even better: They motivate themselves and each other. [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-34696 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Motivating Employees Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:12:44 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-34696 [...] When a manger views the problem as one of motivating workers that puts the problem within the worker. They need to be changed. That is the wrong strategy, most of the time. People want to do a good job; the job of a manager is to remove the de-motivation within the system. [...] [...] When a manger views the problem as one of motivating workers that puts the problem within the worker. They need to be changed. That is the wrong strategy, most of the time. People want to do a good job; the job of a manager is to remove the de-motivation within the system. [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-34078 Curious Cat Management Blog » When Performance-related Pay Backfires Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:09:32 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-34078 Managers need to eliminate de-motivation in the work systems not try and find bonus schemes to motivate behavior... Managers need to eliminate de-motivation in the work systems not try and find bonus schemes to motivate behavior…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-33245 Curious Cat Management Blog » Dangers of Extrinsic Motivation Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:39:52 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-33245 Joel notes relying on extrinsic motivation to drive performance is an abdication of management. Joel notes relying on extrinsic motivation to drive performance is an abdication of management.

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-32283 CuriousCat: Deming Auto Repair Wed, 21 May 2008 03:54:16 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-32283 "Clients often ask how we motivate our staff members. The answer is simple, we don’t. We feel good people are already motivated, what they need is removal of the things that de-motivate them..." “Clients often ask how we motivate our staff members. The answer is simple, we don’t. We feel good people are already motivated, what they need is removal of the things that de-motivate them…”

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-31578 Curious Cat » What Motivates Programmers? Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:49:39 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-31578 "Programmers see meetings as wastes of time. Most communication between programmers is done via email or by a quick wander to another desk to clarify something that is beyond the scope of an email..." “Programmers see meetings as wastes of time. Most communication between programmers is done via email or by a quick wander to another desk to clarify something that is beyond the scope of an email…”

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-28606 CuriousCat: Don't Empower Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:44:17 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-28606 Instead we each play a role within a system. Yes there are constraints on your actions based on the role you are playing. Does a security guard empower the CEO to enter the building?... Instead we each play a role within a system. Yes there are constraints on your actions based on the role you are playing. Does a security guard empower the CEO to enter the building?…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/04/20/stop-demotivating-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-28511 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Stop Demotivating Me! Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:45:19 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=227#comment-28511 What should a manager do? Eliminate the de-motivators. Provide coaching (building the capacity or employees and the organization). And manage a system to allow people to take pride in what they do. Holding pizza parties, pep talks, displaying posters and annual performance reviews are not what is needed. But those actions are really easy so that is what some people do - instead of what is needed. How sad. What should a manager do? Eliminate the de-motivators. Provide coaching (building the capacity or employees and the organization). And manage a system to allow people to take pride in what they do. Holding pizza parties, pep talks, displaying posters and annual performance reviews are not what is needed. But those actions are really easy so that is what some people do – instead of what is needed. How sad.

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