Simon Burns

MSC in Occupational Psychology. Author of The Business Brain: too short to wear matching socks 🧦

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Do financial incentives drive performance? Does money motivate us? My latest blog delves in to the use of Performance Related Pay and its effect on motivation. Let me know what you think!
https://t.co/ZIcWdZqSZ0
#engagement #business #blog #motivation #leadership #incentive

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Examine your emotive thoughts. You will notice they are rooted in either:
a) a past you cannot change
b) a future that may not be as you anticipate (Mo Gawdat).
We spend vast energy on such thoughts - imagine what we could achieve if we instead channelled it on the here and now!

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@xAlexTHFC @jonny2shoez talking of over celebrations...! He's going to have a sore head today all round!

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@benjcar_ @KieranMaguire @jc37560 It's good to set ambitious targets @benjcar_ .. they only conceded 87 last year.

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@Roundall @Cherwellcouncil @GRFootball Any info on comparative sized towns and their facilities? Why is Banbury so under invested (presuming this is the case?). Presume local council budget decision?

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@tim_winstone @SpursSongSheet @HKane @SpursOfficial @benjcar_ get ya vocal chords warmed up indeed

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@SpursSongSheet @tim_winstone @gingermediani

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Mistrustful managers / orgs create rules in an attempt to protect themselves from people 'inevitably' trying to cheat the system. This succeeds only in creating a culture of compliance, which slowly strangles the biz of creativity, flexibility and perhaps worst of all, goodwill.

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As a manager you have to accept people will not do things the way you would. But get used to it! If you try and force them you create resent (people are intrinsically motivated by autonomy, control = the opposite) + dependence (can't do it without support). Neither are productive

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

29. Trait Ascription Bias:
We tend to view ourselves as having a fluid personality that adapts to the environment, while viewing others as having fixed personalities. "I acted unreasonably because I was under pressure. He acted unreasonably because that's just who he is."

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@JoMichaels17 @primevideosport That's the million dollar (or maybe 40 million pounds!) Question. Let's see how Frank gets on. I believe people only change if they want to so it has to start with him wanting to achieve more and perhaps that has been the issue to date. Will be interesting to see how he does.

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@MistateeT @primevideosport If you read my comments I said I expect Jose tried many techniques. I commented here about this approach specifically and whether it was productive to inspiring performance. Sounds like you have an expectation of how Brits view Jose and have fit this to your narrative.#moronic 🤨

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@Enwagboso @primevideosport He's there to get the best out of his players. I'm sure the approach works for some, the best leaders flex their style to get the best out all types. Why was Dele so good under poch? Maybe it's just a timing thing or maybe he responded better to him. Only Dele will really know.

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@footballconfid1 @primevideosport Everyone's different, what motivates you or you would respond to isn't the same for everyone. Of course I'm not suggesting Jose is a bad manager based on this,maybe he tried many approaches. Purely commented on what we saw here and speculating whether it had the output he wanted

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@kevin41878869 @AmirKohan @primevideosport Perhaps? Maybe it was just timing that Poch got the best out of him and the fame / fortune has distracted him. Or maybe there is a style of leadership he responds to and could get back to his best under. I guess only Dele truly knows.

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@Enwagboso @primevideosport Not absolving Dele of responsibility, just questioning if Jose's approach here was effective / did it have a positive impact? Based on the body language I suspect not. A leaders role is to maximise the performance of their team, so was this effective leadership?

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@RadcliffeRhinos @primevideosport It may well have been right, but did it have the right impact? Or was there another way to approach it that could have driven more? Of course its all speculation based on 1 convo, perhaps Jose tried other approaches too. A v different style to poch tho who got the best out of him

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@carlschoice @primevideosport Perhaps. Question is - did this conversation help or hinder Dele's attitude / performance. Was there another way which would have had a better impact? Why was he so good under poch and now fallen away? Could be completely down to him or maybe there's a way to unlock more 🤔

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@BukunBLACK @primevideosport I'm just posing a question as to whether the leadership / coaching approach here is / was successful. Not to say his coaching style didn't vary. The body language and subsequent performances certainly suggest it didn't help, but of course not absolving Dele of responsibility.