Inspiring and Motivating Others


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Motivation

Session Objectives

  • Understand the difference between Inspiring and Motivating
  • Understand the hierarchy of needs and how it applies to motivation
  • Developing the conditions for inspiring and motivating
    • Coworkers/Employees
    • Volunteers

Session Outline

  • Session Outline
    • A Definition of Terms
    • What Motivates Ourselves/Others
    • What Inspires Ourselves/Others
    • How to use this at Work
    • How to use this in Voluntary Organizations

Definitions

  • Inspiration: Stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity - Thefreedictionary.com
  • Motivation: The general desire or willingness of someone to do something - Google.com

More on Motivation

  • Intrinsic
    • Based on the enjoyment of the activity
  • Extrinsic
    • Driven to attain an outcome
    • Externally driven
      • Base Needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (and the Hawthorne studies)

Inspiration from Ideas

  • Scientific/Engineering
    • Lightening is Electricity – Ben Franklin
    • Antibiotics
    • Segway
    • Internet
  • Societal
    • We hold these truths to be self evident…
    • Judged not by the color of their skin but the content of their character

Inspiring Others – Where Does It Come From?

  • External vs Internal Inspiration
  • Examples
    • JFK – On the moon within the decade
      • The Wow Factor
      • Achievable
      • Focused
      • Instantly Understandable
    • Lincoln – The Gettysburg Address
      • What are we doing here?
    • Ford – Build me an 8 cylinder engine

Inspiring Others – Key Elements

  • Think Big and Noble – Inspiration drives the mind or the heart
  • Be Expressive
  • Help others to fulfill their needs
  • Offer a Guiding Hand
  • Stay Positive
  • Set the Conditions

Motivating Others

  • At Work
    • One Can Rely on Authority
    • What does the hierarchy of needs tell us?
    • What do the Hawthorne studies tell us?
    • How can we use this?

Motivating Others

  • Motivating Volunteers
    • There is no direct authority
    • What does the hierarchy of needs tell us?
    • What do the Hawthorne studies tell us?
    • How can we use this?
    • It’s all about relationships

Three Ways ASME Inspired Me

  • Volunteer Organization – with Staff
  • Broad Scope
  • (Old) ASME Mission Statement
      • To promote and enhance the technical competency and professional well-being of our members,
      • and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering,
      • better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.

Two Illustrations

  • The Factory
    • Minor Problem, Repeated, Big Problem
    • Solution Created
    • Problem Resolved – but where was the problem?
    • A Better Solution?
  • Communication Styles
    • Authoritarian
    • Persuasive

Summary of Key Points

  • Summary
    • Inspiration and Motivation are related but different
    • Motivation is understanding needs and helping others fulfill them.
      • Depends on Authority or Relationships
    • Inspiration is “Aha!!!”
      • Depends on Conditions

Inspiring and Motivating Others


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