Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

22
EMPOWERING PEOPLE IS IMPOSSIBLE The neuroscience of intrinsic motivation Jenni Jepsen @jenniindk [email protected]

Transcript of Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Page 1: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

EMPOWERING PEOPLE IS IMPOSSIBLEThe neuroscience of intrinsic motivation

Jenni Jepsen

@jenniindk

[email protected]

Page 2: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

2. a management practice of sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they can take initiative and make decisions to solve problems and improve service and performance

empowerment

/ɪmˈpaʊəmənt/ (noun)

1. the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization

Page 3: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Empowered peopleEmpower people

Page 4: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible
Page 5: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible
Page 6: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible
Page 7: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

• Decision-making

• Emotion control

• Higher-level thought

• Mental flexibility

• Goal-oriented behavior

Prefrontal

Cortex (PFC)

THINKING REGION OF THE BRAIN

Page 8: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Limbic System

• Long-term memory

• Old habits

• Reward, pleasure

• Fear

• Prejudice

FEELING REGION OF THE BRAIN

Page 9: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible
Page 10: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

WHAT GETS IN THE WAY OF GIVING CONTROL?Common obstacles Agile leaders face on the journey

Page 11: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Busy-ness

Page 12: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Contradictory messages

in the environment

Page 13: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Policies & procedures we ”have to” follow

Page 14: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Stress

Page 15: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

Old habits

Page 16: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

WE’RE WIRED TO STAY IN HABIT MODE

Doing what we know

takes less energy

for the brain.

Page 17: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

CREATING NEW HABITS

1. DECIDE on a behavior change –

Choose one thing and DO it.

Pay attention, attend to it! (Act your way to new thinking.)

1. Feel good about the results of

the change (get ”rewarded” through

positive feedback).

1. Repeat.

Page 18: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

It’s up to you to create an environment

where people feel empowered.

Page 19: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

What would be the physical evidence

that people in your

organization feel empowered?

Page 20: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

How can we

act our way

to new thinking?

Page 21: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

What’s your nudge ?ACT YOUR WAY TO NEW THINKING

1. By yourself, come up with the one thing you would like

to improve about yourself.

3. Now, in your group of 2, brainstorm specific things you

(each person) could do to ”act your way to new thinking.”

4. Take that idea, and create your own nudge.

2. Get into groups of 2, and share and discuss WHY you

want to work on this.

Page 22: Acnl jenni jepsen leadership event 01122015 empowering peopleisimpossible

GET IN TOUCH

Jenni Jepsen

@jenniindk

[email protected]