Comments on: Motivating Without Money

By: Jayne Nielsen

Jayne Nielsen — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:37:01 +0000

I volunteer for an animal rescue organization so there is no money involved to motivate volunteers so I agree money is a short-term motivation tool (if that) and the small things ARE the biggest motivators. You wrote “post-discharge call to patients…can also be a powerfully motivating source of feedback for nurses” and you are correct. In my organization just a simple naming of a rescue dog provides “ownership” to a volunteer. These volunteers feel they have been included in the rescue process and valued. These volunteers even go as far as to keep in-touch w/the adopters because the dog they named became their “kid”. It is heartwarming for everyone…volunteers and adopters to share in a rescue of a shelter dog that was on the verge of being euthanized.

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By: david maxfield

david maxfield — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:09:17 +0000

The most typical mistake we make as we try to get people’s “buy in” is to: a.) rely on ourselves as the only messenger; and b.) rely on verbal persuasion. I’ll take these one at a time.
First, ask yourself whether you are in this person’s “expertise networks” (does this person see you as a credible expert and whether you are in this person’s “trust networks” (does this person see you as an ally they can trust to have their back)? If the answer to either of these questions is “No”, then identify someone they will find more credible. Often this is either a formal leader or an informal “opinion” leader. Partner with this trusted person, and you may be more successful.
Second, find a way to use Direct Experience, instead of Verbal Persuasion. Verbal Persuasion includes sermons, lectures, data dumps, and rants. These only work if the person delivering the persuasion is already trusted. Direct Experience involves getting the person to experience or meet with people who experience the impacts of their actions. Find ways to use field trips, visits to patients’ homes, and other more powerful methods.

Hope this helps you think of ideas. We cover this in more detail in our book, Influencer.

thanks,

David

By: Joanna Callahan

Joanna Callahan — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:41:06 +0000

I’m very interested in this topic. What I glean from the above discussion is to use the prospect of ‘buy in’ to the whole process.
My question is how can we get people to do that?