Episode 34: The one about motivating your team

Send us Fan MailThe Not So Breakfast Show Listen, laugh and learn as we share our latest thoughts about staying relevant, contemporary leadership and doing life right. Ish Cheyne is the Head of Fitness in New Zealand for global fitness juggernaut Les Mills. Sacha Coburn is the COO of Coffee Culture, a leading group of boutique coffee shops, and the co-founder of thecompanyyoukeep.co.nz.  Episode 34 – The one about motivating your team    Motivation is like a shower... you need to use soap. Oh wait, no that’s not it.  Everybody’s different. Some people like to be praised in public, some people like that affirmation privately, then there are those that just want a big fat pay rise. There is no one size fits all when it comes to motivating others; however, what is true is that teambuilding day you’ve got planned is probably not going to cut it.  Motivation is like a shower, you need to do it often, preferably daily.  In this week’s show, we look at Theories of Motivation and how you can use them to keep your team pumping.  Plus, do you think you’ve lived a trillion seconds yet?   Maslow’s hierarchy of needshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Herzberg’s two factor theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory#:~:text=The%20two%2Dfactor%20theory%20(also,act%20independently%20of%20each%20other. The 5 love languageshttps://www.5lovelanguages.com/If you haven’t come across it yet, Working Genius is one of the simplest, most practical models I’ve seen for helping teams understand how they actually get work done. Not personality. Not fluff. Just clarity on where people thrive — and where they get frustrated. If you’re planning your next team day, offsite, or work event, I’d love to bring this to your crew. Find out more at IshCheyne.com