10 insights on motivation and personal success | chester elton and adrian gostick
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10 Insights toPut Your Passions
to Work
This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick are the founders of The Culture Works, a global training and consulting company focused on creating great places to work.
They are also the New York Times best-selling authors of All In, The Carrot Principle, and What Motivates Me .
Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick
@chesterelton
Co-Founders of The Culture Works
@adriangostick
Those who do worthy work understand that “far and away the best prize that life offers is
the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Insight #1
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Big ambition, a great challenge or a sense of ownership? You’re an Achiever.
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Developing others, building teams and following your purpose? You’re a Builder.
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Empathy, Family and Fun? You’re a Caregivers.
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Money, Status and Recognition? You’re Reward-driven.
Insight #2
What motivates you? Is it:
Learning, Creativity and Autonomy? You’re a Thinker.
Insight #3
“I remember asking my father, ‘Why do we need four newspapers?’ He said to me,
‘Unless you read different points of view, your mind will eventually close, and you’ll become a
prisoner to a certain point of view that you’ll never question.”
- Mohamed El-Erian on Perspective
Insight #4
While your strengths may highlight your natural ability, too much emphasis on them
may shrink your overall capabilities.
Insight #5
When assembling a team, be cautious not to hire people just like you - it’s wise
to diversify expertise that compliment your dominant identity.
Insight #6
The best managers partner with their talent - they listen, learn and never stop helping
those they manage excel.
Insight #7
Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:
Insight #7
Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:
ADD specific tasks that align with your dominant identity
Insight #7
Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:
ALTER your current responsibilities to maximize your core strengths
Insight #7
Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:
TRANSFER responsibilities that don’t align with your dominant identity to others
Insight #8
“The only way to do great workis to love what you do.”
- Steve Jobs on work
Insight #9
Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:
Insight #9
Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:
Jump without a well-developed plan
Insight #9
Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:
Get discouraged at the pace of Progress
Insight #9
Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:
Limit yourself to the same or similar career
Insight #9
Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:
go at it alone
Insight #10
“The goal should not be to seek a job, or even a career, but to seek a calling.”
- Phil Knight to Stanford Grads
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