Motivation Is Meaning Plus Agency
Explain motivation as the combination of meaningful purpose and appropriate agency.
The reframe: motivation is not volume; it is meaning plus agency. When leaders see fatigue, they often add intensity: bigger language, louder urgency, more reminders of stakes. That can backfire because fatigue is often a control problem, not an attitude problem. People are tired because they cannot see why the work matters or because they cannot see what they are allowed to change. Meaning gives effort a target A motivating vision names who benefits and what improves. It should be close enough to the work that people can picture the customer, colleague, or risk being served. Agency turns concern into…
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