0804 | How to Motivate by Creating Meaning with Scott Mautz

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Published on January 26, 2017. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0804 | How to Motivate by Creating Meaning with Scott Mautz

Scott Mautz is an expert on employee engagement/motivation/inspiration, workplace fulfillment, and others-oriented leadership. He is the CEO of Profound Performance – a keynote, workshop, coaching, and online training company that helps you “Work, Lead, & Live Fulfilled”. He is also a Procter & Gamble veteran who ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses, including their single largest, a $3 Billion Dollar division. He’s an award-winning keynote speaker and the author of Make it Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning, a book that’s been named “The 2016 Leadership Book of the Year – First Runner Up” by Leadership & Management Books and a “Best 30 Book of the Year” by Soundview Business Books. In this interview, we discuss the promotion paradox, what creates a meaningful job, and how to increase job satisfaction.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • How to Sustain Motivation
  • Why Autonomy is Important
  • The Difference Between Skillset and Mindset

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David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.

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