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Engagement through the ‘Motivation Equation’

Employee engagement continues to be a hot topic.  It’s hard to read anything related to leadership these days without getting bombarded by stories and statistics of how bad engagement is.

If we apply the old adage of ‘where there is smoke there is fire’ to this topic, there is a whole lot of smoke…so there must be a fire somewhere. If there is “smoke” on your team or in your organization – or if it’s you that can’t seem to get engaged, imapMyTeam has a solution.

There are two symbols on your Team Player grid that when combined produce a powerful motivational scenario. Those two symbols are the asterisk and the circle. Together they are the Motivation Equation.

The asterisk describes what people love to do and the circle describes what people need from their environment and others around them. Both have to do with motivation.  When these two combined characteristics are met, what you love and what you need, you are energized and when you are energized you will be engaged!

Pay attention to what the asterisk indicates and you'll get better at matching what people love to do with what the business needs. Understanding the circle and people’s needs allows you to customize your approach in support what is important for them to receive from you and others.

Save the time – pass up all the engagement articles and instead apply the insights from the asterisk and circle, the Motivation Equation, for individual and team success.