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Frustration vs. Motivation

International Coach Academy

A Coaching Power Tool By Christie Chua, Transformational Coach, SINGAPORE How to Overcome Frustration vs. Motivation Creating this power tool was part of a personal journey for me. Also, isn’t it tiring to keep having to ‘restart’ the engine constantly? In most of my career, I would face issues and challenges head-on.

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Micro-Motivation: A Powerful Technique to Inspire Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Here are just a few examples of how you can use micro-motivation events: 1) New Documentation System The entire engineering organization migrated to a new documentation system to better serve clients and respond to support inquiries more quickly. Pick one or two tangible skills to work on.

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Drive vs. Enable

International Coach Academy

Now, imagine another scenario where four people are rowing together, supporting and motivating each other towards a common objective. This slows down engineering even more, making the situation worsen. Next, a strong desire for change is vital to fuel the motivation needed to overcome obstacles and challenges.

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Emotional Intelligence as the Secret Ingredient in Coaching

International Coach Academy

There are different understandings of Emotional Intelligence (EI); EI can be seen as a combination of self-awareness and self-regulation that affects motivation, social skills, and empathy (Craig, 2019; Hagen, 2019). EI to Facilitate Motivation and Growth Resilient Educator (2020, June 11) suggests that EI can enhance motivation.

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DEI Fatigue vs. DEI Self-Compassion

International Coach Academy

They feel the pride and responsibility of providing a safe space for minority groups and often act as motivators for many leaders and role models. Interestingly, the term applied to engineering means “weakness in something, such as a metal part or structure, often caused by repeated bending.” The opposite is true.

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How to Be a More Empathic Leader with Markus van Alphen

Crestcom

When leaders are attentive to the story and the underlying emotions, the employee feels heard, seen, acknowledged and psychologically safe, resulting in increased happiness, motivation, and success. Interestingly, Markus began his career as an engineer for utility providers and software companies.

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What New Managers Must Know to Succeed

On The Job

That means more seasoned bosses need to take the time to help new managers learn complex skills like how to motivate workers, how to give feedback, how to have difficult conversations and how to set fair compensation.