in class lecture notes Flashcards
motivation
the drive to complete a task, function, or idea
example of motivation
facing the giants movie shows motivation (death crawl)
a very useful motivational theory
expectancy
steps (of expectancy model)
Step 1.) desire to perform
- Desire= Function(valency, instrumentality)
- Function
- valence (V): the anticipated value or satisfaction that one thinks they will receive from obtaining a certain outcome
- instrumentality (I): what one thinks are the steps necessary to obtain a certain outcome
- Function
Step 2.) Effort
- Effort = valence x instrumentality x expectancy
- Expectancy (e): do you actually believe you can do those steps
Step 3.) Performance
- performance = effort + ability + focus
- Focus (f): the expenditure of physical and mental resources on tasks relevant to goal achievement
“hardwork wont garuntee success but w/o it you dont stand a chance”
patrick wiley
effort
effort does not equal performance
example
- video of Bill porter w/ cerebal palsey
- shows he exerted great effort and clearly saw he did all the steps to do what he desired to do
leaders (most important topic we cover)
ex: the blind side
- sandra bullock was a leader to michael and helped him be better (even more than the coach)
leaders:
those who are able to influence others and poses managerial authority
types of leaders
- directive
- transactional
- visionary
- empowering
directive leaders
- leeads by commanding and has followers bc theyre afraid
- ex: the devil wears prada clip
transactional leaders
- leads by offering reqardss and has followers bc they want that reward (a transaction)
- ex: remember the titans (ran to grave)
- ex: fedex having issuess and they suggested what if you pauy them full and after 6 months everything was fixed (by as transaction)
- ex: in class choosing the reward we want and not what we think the others actually want (what maanagerss think the employees want is not actually what they want)
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visionary leaders
- leads by creating a vision for the organization nand has followers bc they believe in the vision
- ex: maartin luther king jr. and his speeches (emotionally commited)
empowering leaders:
- leads by having the goal to empower others (creating self leaders) and has followers bc they want to be self leaders. the whole goal is to create self leaders
- ex: new amsterdam clip shows he empowered by asking what they needed to succeed
- ex: hoosiers movie shows head coach puposely getting kicked out so assisatant coach could gain onfidence and be a self leader
effective leadership
is one that affects others well
self goal setting
- new years resolutions
- 25% resolutions broken in 1st week
elements for goal attainments
- writing down goals
- break into chunks (short term aadd up to long term)
- specific not fuzzy
- publicly announce
- less is more “if you have more than 3 priorities, then you dont have any”
- set meetings with yourself
- prop your ladder against the proper wall
4 steps of goal achievement
- ) start small (something you cant say no to)
- ) 1% rule on improving things
- ) follow seinfields advice on consistency
- ) 2 minute rule to getting started
- ) focus on process and not outcomes
- ) remember “escape velocity”
building natural rewards into a task
- physically or mentally redesigning a task to make it more naturally enjoyable to perform the task
- ex: the fun theory- making stairs fun
- if you want something to get done, make it fun
- ex: duck dynasty CEO
power of constraints
ex: green eggs and ham- only be 50 words, helped developed his style
- inspire creativity
- force you to get something done
Lyrit Edmund class?? real world skill
- accuracy
-real world skills: teamwork dead lines priotitization quality
big picture thinking
power
- the ability to influence decisions
- to get things done the way one wants them to be done
9 sources of power
- ) reward- (transactional leaadeership)
- ) coercive- ability to punish
ex: movie whiplash- “not quite my tempo” - ) legitimate- power from title
- ) referent- power from esteem others have of you; look up to them
ex: pirates of the carribbean - ) expert- stems from knowledge/expertise
ex: shaawshank redemption - ) uncertainty reduction
- ) resource information control
ex: pelton aassigns classrooms - ) substainability- w/ power cant be easily replaces
- ) centrality- central to decision making
politics
- the use of power
- power in action
ex movie: the one who flew over the kookoos nest
multi-tasking
- performance of multiple tasks at one time
- listening to music impairs task focus
- avg. of 120 seconds to get back to what you were doing
cortisol vs. dopamine
cortisol:
damaging part of brain for emotion control
dopamine:
when you check phone
makes you feel good short term
brain flustered
darrin shneck guest speaker
like it or not, youre inn sales
darrin schneck
- goal without a plan is only a dream
- do the un-fun things to get ahead of others
- asking for raises
- seeking a promotion
- prove that you are very good at current job and will do good in next one
persuasion skills
- your learned approach
- how to improve
- a funny story
golden rules
- be nice
- map out a plan for how a convo will go (interview)
- model yourself after people you want to become
change the narrative
- sales is a persuasive conversation
- tell the positive side of your skills/experience
- need to have talking points in interview/internships etc
“I paint pictures in other people minds”
ethic plan proverb
“when spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion”-
shows teamwork
what is a group
2 or more ppl who interact w eachother to accomplish certain goals or meet certain needs
what is a team
a purposeful group formed to accomplish a prjct, task, or goal
positives (+) of groups
ex: movie clip “scent of a woman”- blind man, young man, woman, band, frank, charlie, donna, teamwork to do the tango
- enhanced performance
- improved creativity
ex: movie apollo 13, team on the ground working together to save rocket
- esperit de corps (togetherness, trust, teamspirit)
ex: movie coach carter- one person had to do conditioning so everyone it bc if one person on the team has to, they all do
negatives (-) of groups
- pressure to conform
ex: movie dead poets society- in the courtyard walking in a line - pressures to perform at group mean level
- social loafing
ex: video clip social loafing (when an individual is not putting in all their effort bc they are in a group - when you add more to a group, the more likely people will slack off
what causes it?- participation is optional
- loss of a sense of individual responsibility
- reduced belief in the value of contributions
how to manage social loafing
collab, content, choice
- no place to hide such attitudes
- accountability what people do best
team think
balancing the “me” with the “we”
- movie ex: MR. 3000- baseball he lost the game intentionally bc he was only playing for himself
