- This TED Talk by Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?
2. This article: The Motivational Power of Giving. It’s not only the employees that receive recognition that benefit from it – the managers and employers who give it feel fantastic, too!
3. Here are two books that will get you thinking about life in a more up-beat way and supercharge your motivation! Here’s the first: Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek. And there’s the second: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey.
4. Motivational pictures are always great – they’re a lighthearted way to bring the fun back into life and get motivated at the same time! Here are our favourites:
5. An article on The Joy of Giving!
6. This story about Gac Filipaj, a cleaner who graduated after 14 years’ part-time study – what an inspiring man!
7. Here’s a great motivational video from Josh Sundquist:
8. Here’s an infographic about why it’s so important to give employees recognition:
9. And here’s an article on why you should give recognition: The Power of Positive Employee Recognition!
10. Here is a very sweet little boy who has found a skill and is pursuing it!
11. Find out how your actions motivate and – gulp! – demotivate your employees: 5 Easy Ways to Motivate – And Demotivate – Employees.
12. And finally, here’s a TED Talk to inspire you to do something excellent for 30 days! We’d love to know what you choose to try – let us know!
Hope you enjoy these ideas! Let us know what you do to get motivated by Tweeting us (@growthengineer) or emailing [email protected].