The DNA of Engagement: Leveraging Individual & Team Motivation to Enhance Team Dynamics
As we assume new responsibilities that come with our new leadership roles, one of the most magical discoveries is when we learn how to effectively empower and build up our direct reports. This requires openness to new ideas, a desire to support the professional growth of our peers and effective communication skills. Whether working with their highest performers or the ones with the most room for growth, smart leaders are constantly contemplating how to motivate and influence their teams to succeed. So often we rely on external rewards yet these can only work for so long. The people and projects we lead require different motivation styles, especially as we begin to empower others to take on new challenges and responsibilities. In this session, you'll learn the building blocks of successful communication to enhance individual and team efficacy.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover the three types of motivation.
- Determine specific strategies to create an environment where intrinsic motivation is especially high.
- Reflect on current leadership practices, and apply new theories to enhance personal leadership.
- Establish a stronger community of like-minded individuals and rising thought leaders.
- Develop an action plan to implement key lessons into project leadership.
Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is the founder of The Leadership Laboratory, and leverages his experiences in education, the performing arts, and corporate learning & development to his work. As a performer, Jacob has sung as a backup vocalist for musical artists such as Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and Patti LuPone, as a recording artist for Netflix series Sense8, and at venues including The United Center, The Chicago Theater, and Chicago Symphony Center. In the education space, Jacob has served as an educator for high school, undergraduate and graduate students throughout the Midwest, and has been a Guest Lecturer at Northwestern University since 2016. As a Learning & Leadership Development Consultant, Jacob has worked as a one-on-one coach and group workshop facilitator to organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries, including technology, healthcare, non-profit, and fashion/apparel. Jacob holds a Bachelor's degree from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master's of Science in Communication from Northwestern University.