Visual Presentation intended to motivate a large audience. YouTube Link to Slide #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPLxQD4akQ

1. Steve Nudelberg
On the Ball, Principal Thinker
View From the Top

2. Rise and Shine YouTube Video

3. What Does it Take to
Climb Mount Everest?
What Does it Take to
Climb Mount Everest?

4. Why do some people
climb mountains?
Why do some people
climb mountains?

5. While others run
away?
While others run
away?

6. And others just sit?And others just sit?

7. And why are millions
of people looking
for a reason to go
to work every day?
And why are millions
of people looking
for a reason to go
to work every day?

9. Lessons from the Mountain
• With effort, our mountain
peaks in life are reachable.
• Things change. Make sure
you’re still climbing the right
mountain.
• A mountain represents both
a high and a low point.
• The closer you get to the
peak, the less likely you are
to have an easy trail.

10. Lessons from the Mountain
It’s all about the
CLIMB!

11. Tools for the Trek
•Motivation
•Inspir-action
•Success
•Engagement

12. Motivation

13. What is Motivation?
Mo·ti·va·tion
Noun:
• A desire to achieve a goal, combined with
the energy to work towards that goal
• The art of getting people to do what you
want them to do because they want to do it

14. • Salary
• Working conditions
• Benefits
• Environment
External Rewards Internal Rewards
• Achievement
• Responsibility
• Recognition
• Feedback
• Learning and growth

15. What Motivates People?

16. There’s an App for That!
Everest iPhone App
• If Facebook defines you by who
you know, Everest would define
you by what you want to do.
• Helps you tackle goals by
combining inspiration, organization
and social support

17. The 3 M’s for Motivation
 Maslow’s
 McGregor’s
 McClelland’s
It’s All About Science!

18. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

19. McGregor’s XY Theory

20. McClelland’s Motivational Needs Theory

21. 8 Questions You Must Ask Your Team
So You Can Take Them To The Next Level

22. “ You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he
is willing to climb” – Andrew Carnegie

23. Engagement

24. Em·ploy·ee En·gage·ment
Noun:
• One who feels deeply committed to his or her company,
bringing a positive attitude and, accordingly, greater
productivity to her work.

25. Employee Engagement
Culture is KingCulture is King
It’s not just a careerbut a place I go to
find meaning and
purpose in my life
I want my
employees to love
coming to work
every day

26. Employee Engagement
Pay Employees What They Want
Removal of Money as a Motivator

27. Employee Engagement
Are your employees highly engaged?
In a recent study…
•Employees with lower engagement levels are
four times more likely to leave their jobs
than those who are highly engaged.
•The organizations with highly engaged
employees achieved twice the annual net
income of organizations whose employees are
less engaged.

28. “I’m busier than you are.”
Work Smart, Not Just Hard.

29. Employee Engagement
Tips
• Say Thank-You
• Create a blame-free environment
• Set developmental goals
• Be confident about people
• Share your experience and knowledge
• Make work fun!

30. Winning
Teams
Huddle!

31. Employee Engagement
What is the Daily Huddle?
• Discuss the day’s agenda
• Problem solve
• Make adjustments and improvements to
their daily work

32. Employee Engagement
Tips for the Daily Huddle
• Limit huddles
• Huddle in a central location
• Choose a consistent time
• Review the goals for the day
• Discuss challenges
• Use a round-robin approach

33. 13 Essential Questions to ask to
Inspire Engaged Performance

34. “It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can
win over the long run without energized employees who believe
in the mission and understand how to achieve it…” - Jack
Welch, former CEO of GE

35. ”What one man can do
another man can do.”

36. Inspir-action
Stay Inspired. Stay Active.

37. In·spir·act·tion
Noun:
• Catalyst for progress; a mental refueling
• Convert potential energy to kinetic energy

38. There are 86,400 Seconds in a Day
Is Time a THIEF?
In a single day:
• You can reconnect with an old client.
• You can save a client from going into debt.
• You can meet a potential new client at a
networking event.

39. The Addiction to Distraction
The #1 Success Destroyer:
The Golden Hours: 5AM- 8AM
• Hours of least distraction in your day
• When your energy is at its peak

40. Thief of Productivity
‘Good enough’ is the enemy of BETTER!
Maybe I don’t
need a new job…
Maybe I need a
new attitude

41. • Read a book
• Write a blog post
• Exercise
• Write a thank you note
• Perform a random act of kindness
• Read inspiring quotes
• Listen to music
• Watch an inspiring video
Ways to Inspire Yourself at Work

42. How Important is Attitude?
When you look at a challenge differently, it
starts looking different to you
What Defines YOUR Attitude?

43. The Search for Attitude
What separates winners from losers isn’t talent,
it’s ATTITUDE

44. Personality is Key
The first thing to look for when hiring an employee is
personality that fits with your company culture.
Perfect mix of people working for you
=
greater chance of SUCCESS

45. What Is Burnout?
• Physical, emotional and mental exhaustion
caused by long term involvement in emotionally
demanding situations
• Fatigue or frustration brought about by
devotion to a cause, way of life, or relationship
that failed to produce the expected reward

47. Causes of Burnout
• Unclear goals or job expectations
• Excessive workload
• Lack of recognition for your work
• Lack of personal control
• Poor leadership
• Limited career advancement

48. How to Avoid Burnout
•Readjust Your Own Expectations
•Weigh the payoff of every task
•Realize It’s Ok to Say No
•Quit Comparing Yourself
•Learn to delegate

49. Take care of your A$$
If you try to please everyone, you might as
well kiss your a** goodbye

50. How To Avoid Complacency
1. Start every day from scratch
2. Surround yourself with people who will
tell you like it is
3. Focus on process instead of outcome
4. Continuously learn and adapt
5. Recharge the batteries

51. “ Nothing in the world can bother you as much as
your own mind. In fact, others may seem to
bother you, but it isn’t others, it is your own mind.”
– Sri Sri Shankar

53. Suc·cess
Noun:
• The degree or measure of attaining some
desired object or end
• Once attained, you must maintain, multiply
and repeat in order to sustain

55. Success Leaves Clues.
Take it from those who have come before us

56. • Law of Association
Ted Turner
• Law of BounceBack
• Law of Grit
He’d win because he surrounded himself with
other visionaries and “industry disruptors” who
modeled massive success
Developed the “neural architecture” of
resilience and radical confidence
Kept his dream alive by
outworking,
outinnovating and
outproducing everyone
around him

57. Mark Zuckerberg
• Every year, the Facebook CEO sets some sort of challenge for
himself.
•This year: Zukerberg said he joined community organizations
and started teaching a class at a local middle school to have
more opportunities to meet non-Facebookers.
Ambition + Vision + Execution
+ Persistence + Luck + Timing
= SUCCESS
Ambition + Vision + Execution
+ Persistence + Luck + Timing
= SUCCESS

58. Warren Buffet
• “It’s better to hang out with people better than you.”
• “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always
clearer than the windshield.”
• “It takes 20 years to build a reputation
and five minutes to ruin it. If you think
about that, you’ll do things differently.”

59. Richard Branson
• Your network will determine the way you think,
the way you act and the way you approach your
life goals.
• Actively encourage
intrapreneurship across the
board, so employees have
the freedom necessary
to truly invest in their work.

60. Robin Sharma
• Read something related to your industry and something
related to business development
• Send two emails to touch base with old colleagues
• Check in with each team member on their progress
• Review your top three goals for your company
that are focused on growth
• Take a full minute to appreciate what you have
and how far you’ve come

61. General Colin Powell
•Be careful what you choose. You may
get it.
• Share credit.
• Have a vision. Be demanding.
• Avoid having your ego so close to
your position that when your position
falls, your ego goes with it.
•You can’t make someone else’s
choices. You shouldn’t let someone
else make yours.

62. “Successful People Finish Stuff!”
- Bassam Tarazi
• Unsuccessful people: “I’m still working on it.”
• Successful people: “I’m all set. Take a look.”
They close the circle on their accountability

64. Lets Grab a Cup of Coffee…times 50

65. “Success Will Come from Simplicity”
- Sergey Brin

66. Questions?