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10 Insights on Motivation and Personal Success | Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick

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10 Insights toPut Your Passions

to Work

This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick are the founders of The Culture Works, a global training and consulting company focused on creating great places to work.

They are also the New York Times best-selling authors of All In, The Carrot Principle, and What Motivates Me .

Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick

@chesterelton

Co-Founders of The Culture Works

@adriangostick

Those who do worthy work understand that “far and away the best prize that life offers is

the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” - Theodore Roosevelt

Insight #1

Insight #2

What motivates you? Is it:

Big ambition, a great challenge or a sense of ownership? You’re an Achiever.

Insight #2

What motivates you? Is it:

Developing others, building teams and following your purpose? You’re a Builder.

Insight #2

What motivates you? Is it:

Empathy, Family and Fun? You’re a Caregivers.

Insight #2

What motivates you? Is it:

Money, Status and Recognition? You’re Reward-driven.

Insight #2

What motivates you? Is it:

Learning, Creativity and Autonomy? You’re a Thinker.

Insight #3

“I remember asking my father, ‘Why do we need four newspapers?’ He said to me,

‘Unless you read different points of view, your mind will eventually close, and you’ll become a

prisoner to a certain point of view that you’ll never question.”

- Mohamed El-Erian on Perspective

Insight #4

While your strengths may highlight your natural ability, too much emphasis on them

may shrink your overall capabilities.

Insight #5

When assembling a team, be cautious not to hire people just like you - it’s wise

to diversify expertise that compliment your dominant identity.

Insight #6

The best managers partner with their talent - they listen, learn and never stop helping

those they manage excel.

Insight #7

Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:

ADD specific tasks that align with your dominant identity

Insight #7

Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:

ALTER your current responsibilities to maximize your core strengths

Insight #7

Stuck in a mid-career slump? Try working with your manager to:

TRANSFER responsibilities that don’t align with your dominant identity to others

Insight #8

“The only way to do great workis to love what you do.”

- Steve Jobs on work

Insight #9

Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:

Jump without a well-developed plan

Insight #9

Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:

Get discouraged at the pace of Progress

Insight #9

Considering a career change? Be cautious not to:

Limit yourself to the same or similar career

Insight #10

“The goal should not be to seek a job, or even a career, but to seek a calling.”

- Phil Knight to Stanford Grads

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