If you really want to motivate your team to achieve and maintain peak performance add a dose of creativity and fun to stay ahead of the competition.
I recently started coaching CIO, Marcus Darbyshire as part of my Private Partnership Program and one of the first things we did was my Whole Brain Intelligence package. We did this so Marcus could understand how to unlock even more of his leadership potential and massively increase his level of performance and productivity to start achieving his most important goals with less effort.
As we were walking into his office I immediately noticed some writing on his glass wall and when I took a closer look I thought WOW! Not because Marcus has above average intelligence – he’s a passionate Hawthorn fan 
but because his office window had a MOTIVATIONAL ‘quote of the week’ to inspire himself and his team to kick goals. The positive effect was so obvious that just walking through the office I could feel the ‘buzz’ in the air.
Marcus
I was really impressed and thought how cool is that? As a CIO Marcus has done plenty of impressive things but it was his ‘graffiti’ style approach that I just loved because it sets him apart as a leader that’s willing to do out of the ordinary fun stuff to keep the energy, motivation and performance of his team up.
Keeping up motivation and performance is critical when you consider that Marcus looks after a team of over 50 IT professionals. He uses these motivational quotes to reinforce his company’s values and encourage his team to think POSITIVELY and talk openly about having the RIGHT attitude to business. Don’t think he stops there either, Marcus also just installed a wall mounted LCD in his department to promote his team’s PERFORMANCE and customer testimonials.
Marcus reckons he has the BEST job in the company – and I think he MAKES it the best job in the company!
He’s also got an A1 profile page on LinkedIn, which also links to his technology blog…so check it out. Did I mention Marcus is in the top 20 leading CIOs who are active bloggers?
Take a leaf out of Marcus’ book, add a dose of creativity and fun to your job and/or team.
Success and nothing less,
Dave Lourdes
