What are the building blocks of a mobilized workforce?
For people to be intrinsically motivated and bring their best selves to a powerful shared mission, you need three building blocks to be in place:
Relationship
As a basic foundation, we all need to feel safety and belonging; and a sense of feeling valued and invested in. Without these relationship foundations we are not able to be creative and collaborative.
Direction
We all want direction and meaning in our work – clarity of why this organisation exists, where we’re going, and how we’ll get there. We want to have some involvement in shaping this, too.
Participation
We need to see leaders role-modelling our shared mission and values, and trusting us to be active participants in bringing them to life. The change is done with us, not to us.
What leaders often get wrong
In today’s crazy-busy, fast-changing world, it’s not surprising that gaps open up between senior leaders and their teams.
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Engaging workforces as creative contributors to direction-setting, and as active partners in change, takes time and effort.
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So… too often, direction & strategy are set in the boardroom without a meaningful input process.
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‘Employee engagement’ is seen as a separate, post-strategy exercise owned by HR and Comms
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Communication is largely top down: a glossy video, CEO speech & changes to department and team objectives.
No wonder that over 75% of employees worldwide are disengaged at work! (Gallup data)
Motive’s Catalyst™ Programme
The Catalyst Programme is designed to unite and mobilize the whole workforce. There are typically four parts to the programme:
✔ Executive Team inspiration and alignment
Inspiring the exec team around purpose-driven business; aligning on ambition and goals.
✔ Co-creating your organisation’s Compass
Your company’s Purpose (WHY), Vision (WHERE TO), Values and Model (HOW)
✔ Compass into action and impact
Actioning the Compass through strategies, plans, bold experiments, measuring impact and learning
✔ Enrolling employees in living the Compass
Enrolling employees as partners in the change – ensuring the cultural conditions for them to assume ownership and take action
Will helped us articulate our Purpose and Vision, and ran employee work sessions to co-create a strong set of Values.
He's helped us turn these into an action plan to help us achieve industry-leading employee engagement and client service.
He has inspired us and delivered great results at every step. 100% the right person for the job.
LEE DAVY-MARTIN
PARTNER, WILSON WRIGHT
