Ever been in a situation where you are defining your goals (objectives, outcomes) and you seem really keen and fired up to do what it takes to reach the goal?  Of course.  And then...have you ever been in the same sort of situation but somehow, you don’t seem that motivated to take the necessary steps to get there, can’t see the route from A to B?  Very likely.  So what’s the difference that makes the difference?  

According to Daniel Pink, carrot and stick methods of motivating people are soooo last century.  So now what are employers, leaders, managers (and for that matter parents) supposed to do? Make some radical changes, according to Pink, because as he says, “there’s a gap between what science says and business does.”  Only when we take heed of the science will we arrive at what he calls ‘Motivation 3.0’.

You want to develop, both personally and professionally.  You’ve asked for training and been told there’s no budget left.  You’re not alone.  Many a budget holder has got part-way through the year to find there’s not enough budget to go round. If you’re affected by this, what can you do?  Here are some thoughts:

Ten pounds for a lot of life coaching is a pretty good bargain.  I tried it and it worked.  No hype, no hocus-pocus, no hare-brained woo woo nonsense.  This is a refreshingly down-to-earth book, based on sound psychology, made totally practical. If you work through the chapters and apply the tools, frameworks and exercises as you go (and keep going) you will coach yourself to change, in 12 chapters. How do they do it?

‘Leadership skills’ is a pretty broad term: from business and commercial acumen, through change management and a whole host of people management skills. Where’s the biggest gap in the skills repertoire? According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s 2010 Learning & Development Survey, it’s in performance management, coming top of the gaps for 71% of respondents. If you want some quick tips on performance management, download this MP3 here. To find out more about the CIPD’s survey, follow this link.