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Women’s Board Car Care CouncilDenver, Colorado / August 14, 2015

Ubuntu!: Inspiring Teamwork & Collaboration with Dr. Bob Nelson

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Inspiring Teamwork& Collaboration

with Bob Nelson, PhD

August 14, 2015

Women’s Board Car Care Council presents



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Your Presenter

Bob Nelson, Ph.D.• President, Nelson Motivation Inc.

• Executive Strategist, HR Issues

• NYT/WSJ Best-selling Author

Dr. Bob



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“One of the stepping stones to a world-class operation is to tap into the creative and intellectual power of each and every employee.”

Harold A. PolingFormer Chairman and CEOFord Motor Company

Recent Research• Over 90% of organizations have had

recessionary cutbacks• 47% of executives feel employee trust

has declined due to cutbacks• 40% of the “un-downsized” are less

motivated; 74% are less productive• 66% of companies report a decline in

employee engagement, an all-time low • 54% of employees plan to change jobs

as the economy further improves



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What is Ubuntu?

A Person is a Person Through Other People

“I Am Because We Are”



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“To go fast, go alone.To go far, go together.”

—African Proverb

Nelson Mandela



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“Ubuntu is the profound sense that if we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure

be due to the work and achievements of others.”

— Nelson MandelaFirst President

Republic of South Africa

Activity

Meet several people in the room you don’t know and

find something different you have in common with each

of them.

We Are All Connected



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We Are All Connected

U.C. Berkeley

Common Vision Shared Experiences Inspiration Empathy Teamwork Recognition



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PURPOSE★ COMMON VISION

All Performance Starts with Clear Goals and Expectations



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South Africa

“If I can not change when circumstances demand it, how can I get others to change?”

— Nelson Mandela



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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Common Visionin Business

Zappo’s Mission:

“To Live and Deliver WOW”



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★SHARED EXPERIENCES

All Rapport Comes from Shared Experiences



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How Do You Create Shared Experiences?

Beth Israel Hospital

★ INSPIRATION



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Nelson Mandela



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“How do we inspire ourselves to greatness when nothing less will

do? How do we inspire those around us?”

— Nelson Mandela

Sir Richard Branson



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“You have to be good with people. Get the best people, make sure they

are properly motivated, and give them a lot of freedom to make good

things and make mistakes.”

— Sir Richard BransonFounder & Chairman

The Virgin Group

“You can tell a lot about the long-term viability of any organization

simply by looking at how they handle mistakes.”

Bill Gates Former ChairmanMicrosoft



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EMPATHY★ EMPATHY

Empathy

The ability to project one’s personality into that of

another in order to understand him or her better.



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Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison and still forgave those who put him there.



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ubuntu !★TEAMWORK



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why ubuntu?

Doc RiversFormer Head CoachBoston Celtics

“We needed something that reminded them of the importance of

team. A person is a person through other people. As good as they are, they all

need others to be successful.”

— Doc RiversFormer Head CoachThe Boston Celtics



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★RECOGNITION

The Greatest Management Principle in the World

You Get What You Reward



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Why Isn’t Money Enough?

“Compensation is a right; recognition is a gift.”

— Rosebeth Moss Kanter Professor of Management

Harvard University



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When You Get Serious About Performance

You Have to Get Serious About Recognition



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To Sustain TeamworkYou Have to

Recognize Teamwork

How Do You Recognize Teamwork?



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All Behavior is Controlled by its Consequences

• Positive Consequences

• Negative Consequences

• No Consequences



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Speaking & Consulting Services

Resources, Articles & Assessments

Best Product & Bulk Book Discounts

Free Tip-of-the-Week Registration

Bob Nelson, Ph.D.

[email protected]

(858) 673-0690

www.drbobnelson.com

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