When I asked to reflect on the excerpts of a book called "The answer to How is Yes " by Peter Block, i came with the following write up by picking up some of the quotes of Peter Block.
"I think the idea that bosses will motivate employees is a mistake. It's more important to ask what motivates us than to wonder what motivates others. For me what is motivating is intimacy, full self-expression, idealism, and people talking about their experience with others listening deeply to what they are saying. This releases enormous energy. It's interesting that at meetings or learning events people often display far more energy during the breaks. I want that type of energy to be the norm when we work together" said Peter Block in an interview.
The core idea of this book is somewhat similar to the book "The freedom and accountability at work" and when I googled the title, I found that Peter Block is the Co Author of that book.
Both of these books underscore the message that the employees don"t need motivation from others and induce the self motivation by asking right set of questions.
As a bamboozled reader of Bhagawat Gita, I somewhere get the ideas of this book and the ideas of Lord Krishna like doing things without thinking about the consequences or rewards. Like Arjuna asking many questions to Krishna on the purpose of getting into the war, most of us asking questions on defense against acting. And most of us want to hold our superiors accountable for the actions of ours.
"Citizenship means that I act as if this larger place were mine to create, while the conventional wisdom is that I cannot have responsibility without authority. That is a tired idea. ... I can participate in creating something I do not control." Wrote Mr.Block
Finally acting on what matters and finding out the right tools and techniques through a right set of questions is the given solution. Most of us thinking on the terms of what matters to ourselves and what matters to the organization, And get lost in the act of making a balance. But most of the time we don't know "what matters to us" itself. We assume that the monetary reward for the work alone is what matters to us and not thinking beyond it. As for as my concern following are the things that matters to me
1 Creating a playing field that is leveled for everyone
2 Being a source of energy to many people
3 Sense of purpose and achievement
"I think the idea that bosses will motivate employees is a mistake. It's more important to ask what motivates us than to wonder what motivates others. For me what is motivating is intimacy, full self-expression, idealism, and people talking about their experience with others listening deeply to what they are saying. This releases enormous energy. It's interesting that at meetings or learning events people often display far more energy during the breaks. I want that type of energy to be the norm when we work together" said Peter Block in an interview.
The core idea of this book is somewhat similar to the book "The freedom and accountability at work" and when I googled the title, I found that Peter Block is the Co Author of that book.
Both of these books underscore the message that the employees don"t need motivation from others and induce the self motivation by asking right set of questions.
As a bamboozled reader of Bhagawat Gita, I somewhere get the ideas of this book and the ideas of Lord Krishna like doing things without thinking about the consequences or rewards. Like Arjuna asking many questions to Krishna on the purpose of getting into the war, most of us asking questions on defense against acting. And most of us want to hold our superiors accountable for the actions of ours.
"Citizenship means that I act as if this larger place were mine to create, while the conventional wisdom is that I cannot have responsibility without authority. That is a tired idea. ... I can participate in creating something I do not control." Wrote Mr.Block
Finally acting on what matters and finding out the right tools and techniques through a right set of questions is the given solution. Most of us thinking on the terms of what matters to ourselves and what matters to the organization, And get lost in the act of making a balance. But most of the time we don't know "what matters to us" itself. We assume that the monetary reward for the work alone is what matters to us and not thinking beyond it. As for as my concern following are the things that matters to me
1 Creating a playing field that is leveled for everyone
2 Being a source of energy to many people
3 Sense of purpose and achievement
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