Leadership Link Round-Up

Oct 16

Right now I'm coaching five Agile teams, and as each of them are working towards their goals and preparing for their production releases, it's been interesting to observe the different ways the teams are motivated (and sadly, demotivated). So the topic for today is Motivation.

Motivation 101 - Author Jon Gordon stresses that the ability to motivate a team is the most important skill in today's businesses and shares five strategies to get the results you want.

Why Burnout Should Alarm Executive Leaders - On the other side of the motivation, burnout isn't just something middle managers should worry about. Executives need to pay attention to the money they're potentially losing from it. Thankfully the article also includes ideas on how to reignite your teams from burnout.

When Achievement No Longer Motivates You - Cheri Baker shares what it feels like to realize achieve no longer drives you and the questions to ask yourself to help you identify your purpose.

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Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard is a coach, consultant, and trainer who brings the power of relationship systems intelligence to go beyond tasks, roles, and frameworks to create energy for change. She engages with people and teams in a down-to-earth way to build trust and listen for signals to help them learn more and improve. Allison focuses on creating alignment and connection for people to solve business problems together. Her experience includes working with teams and leaders in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries to help improve their project/product delivery and culture. Allison currently volunteers as program director for Women in Agile’s mentorship program. Her agile community focus is championing new voices and amplifying women as mentors and sponsors for the next generation of leaders. Allison earned her bachelor’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a foodie, and proud glasses wearer. Allison is a prolific speaker at professional groups and international conferences, including Scrum Gatherings and the Agile Alliance Agile20xx conferences. Allison is co-owner of Helping Improve LLC.

http://www.allisonpollard.com

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