A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world AGL 078: The Motivation Myth with Jeff Haden
About Jeff
Jeff Haden is speaker, ghostwriter, Inc. Magazine contributing editor, and author of the bestselling The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to WIn. Before changing careers he spent 20 years in manufacturing, starting as an entry-level shop-floor employee, climbing the ladder through a variety of customer service, human resources, production control, and multi-plant improvement team positions, to finally direct all manufacturing operations for a Fortune 500 company. Along the way he “made every leadership mistake it was possible to make.”
Today We Talked About:
The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
- 100,000 push-ups and 50,000 sit-ups in a year
- One on Ones
- On Boarding
- Great Job… Rewards
- Engagement
- Why people matter
- Serial Achievement
- Think Process over Goals
- Copy the framework (process)
- Your job is to serve those that report to you
- The time when Richard Branson gave Jeff half his sandwich
- Treat an employee like a person
- Motivation as an Excuse
- You need a pro, not a coach
Contact Jeff
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