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The CEO of MarkTwo Consulting, Mark Oliver, has written several published thought leadership books and articles providing practical insights into the key issue of human motivation, and how to translate this with timeless wisdom and insights applicable to our changing modern workplace.
Below are a collection of some of his written Blogs.
Also below is a link to watch some of his short video blogs (between 1.5-3 mins each) on key challenges in the workplace.
The video blogs are:
1. 3 Common Hiring Mistakes
2. Turning Average Performers into High Performers
3. 3 Reasons People Resist Change
4. How to Give Good Feedback
5. 2 Key Things to Remember When Handling Conflict
6. Warning Signals of Psychopaths
7. How Can You Find Your Purpose in Life?
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO BLOGS
See below for his written blogs.
Command-and-control managers often get frustrated because they believe that motivating employees demand a lot of effort. Being a leader and exerting authority aren’t the same thing.
Read more: A Myth: It’s impossible to motivate unmotivated staff.”
There is an Indian saying: “Everyone is a house with four rooms – a physical, an emotional, a mental and a spiritual – and each one of us tends to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room, every day, even if only to air it, then we are not a complete person.”
Read more: Which personality “room” are you watching the world from?
A major factor in answering this question is how stable the organisation is. The higher the rate of change in your organisation or industry then the more complex it usually is to get the right people in the right place at the right time.
Read more: So how do you get the right staff in the right place at the right time?
Have you read about leaders being charismatic as if that was a necessary trait to lead well?
Read more: Do you have to be charismatic to be a good leader?
6 Meaningful things to do when stuck at home during lock-down.
To get the best performance (a combination of motivation and capability) from your employees, it is critical that you provide structures and systems (including pay systems) that motivate them at the higher levels.
It makes sense that what makes us feel good at work is also which helps us to be fuller engaged and more satisfied.
Is selecting the right people in your organisation a major issue, whether it is external selection (recruitment) or internal selection (promotion)? The process you use helps apart from more accurate selections - new recruits who report a positive candidate experience apply 15% more discretionary effort and are 38% more likely to remain with the organisation.
