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- 1. Project Governance – the human side of it… An Illustrated Journey Ehssan Sakhaee (PhD) ehssan.sakhaee@sydney.edu.au Project Management Program, Faculty of Engineering and IT, The University of Sydney September 17, 2013
- 2. Inspiration... • Self determination theory (40 years of motivational psychology research since the 1970s) • Systems Thinking (starting its roots in Operations Research in the 50s and grew in the 80s to Soft Systems Thinking) • Positive Psychology (movement that began in 1998 by the president of the American Psychological Association) • Some interesting people and personal experiences...
- 3. a little “scientific” assumption… Some people are not intrinsically motivated by policies and procedures but by purpose, and when policies and procedures make sense to these individuals, they are more willing to follow them without constant reinforcement of these policies. These people are not bad people, but are driven by reason and purpose rather than by pure compliance.
- 4. The talk • Purpose • Problem • People • Play
- 10. …Putting the Right People on the Boat…
- 11. When you have the right people on the boat...
- 12. When you have the wrong people on the boat...
- 13. Why are you here, Ben?
- 14. By now, you’ve (hopefully) got the right people on the boat... ...now lets PLAY !
- 15. How do we keep the game rolling ? How do we keep people motivated and not kill their motivation or performance ??
- 16. Self-Determination Theory Three basic psychological needs can induce high level of intrinsic motivation: • Autonomy • Competency • Relatedness I choose to...I can ... I belong... I care for... and I’m cared for... I’m MOTIVATED from within and feel HAPPY, PURPOSEFUL and PRODUCTIVE !
- 17. You must... You should... You have to... Have you considere d... May I suggest... How about...
- 19. I quit ! Productivity & Well-being Staff Turnover & Costs
- 20. Flow – Being in the ZONE…
- 22. Authority and Responsibility “Those men and women, to whom we delegate authority and responsibility, if they are good people, are going to want to do their jobs in their own way.” - William L. McKnight, 3M President & CEO, 1948