Posts by Sarah Stones
What Is A Motivational Map?
Before outlining the sources of the Motivational Map, it needs to be said that the Motivational Map is not a personality test or psychometric profiling tool. It is a self-perception inventory, which gives an insight into the core motivation of a person and “what makes them tick”. So What Is The Difference Between Personality And…
Read MoreHow do we manage and retain motivated and engaged staff?
In June 2022 Personnel Today reported employee engagement levels in the UK are one of the worst in Europe with fewer than one in 10 UK employees feeling enthusiastic about their job. Just 9% of UK workers surveyed for Gallup’s ‘State of the global workforce’ report felt enthused by their work and workplace in 2022. …
Read More5 Things You Can Do to Make your Resolutions Work and Achieve your Goals
Already given up on your New Year’s resolutions? Don’t be too hard on yourself. According to research, the failure rate for New Year’s resolutions is about 80% and most people have given up or forgotten about them by the middle of February. A study by Strava using 800 million user activities in 2019 shows that…
Read MoreHow do you recruit motivated staff?
How do you recruit motivated staff? Recruiting someone with the right skills and knowledge for the role is one thing – recruiting someone with the right skills and knowledge who is also motivated in the right way to support your business and who will be a great fit with your team is something else. Work…
Read MoreMastering your motivation Plain Sailing Motivation /Apli podcast interview
it’s actually alarming how many people will reach a relatively late stage, right, maybe they are already mid-career before they really start to unwrap that top layer and ask themselves these questions: Am I actually motivated? Do I actually like this? Or is this not really not for me? Is there a reason why people might not kind of kick this down the line and not address it? It seems to me that the sooner you figure this out, the sooner you more likely are to love what you do. Why is it that so many people find themselves at later stages in their career struggling with motivation?
Read MoreTute/Plain Sailing Motivation Webinar slides
Increasing, engagement, wellbeing and achievement through understanding motivation
Read MorePositively Empowered Kids Family Wellbeing Day Speakers
Speaker Company Talk Jackie & Claire Intro Positively Empowered Kids www.positivelyempoweredkids.co.uk and www.Bit.ly/PEKFacebook Claire Clements Positive Pants www.positivepants.co.uk Jackie Wilson Empower Education www.empowereducation.co.uk Lunch Break Sarah Stones Plain Sailing Motivation www.plainsailingmotivation.co.uk Paul McGee Author of many books – The SUMO Guy www.thesumoguy.com Gitte Winter Graugaard Author – Room for Reflection / TEDX speaker www.roomforeflection.com Sue…
Read MorePositively Empowered Kids Well being Day – Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: POSITIVELY EMPOWERED KIDS FAMILY SUMMIT WHAT Friday 15th May is International Day of Families. Positively Empowered Kids is hosting a FREE day of inspiring international educators, speakers and experts delivering a range of engaging, interactive and fun activities LIVE on Facebook in celebration of amazing families all over the world. You will hear…
Read MoreThe Power to Inspire – or not?
I started last week meeting two young people who had both been completely failed by the education system. On Saturday I spent my day with THE most inspiring educators you would want to meet. You would want any of them to be supporting your child. I was at BrewED North London.
Read MoreHallam Festival of Education Sheffield
Slides from Understanding Motivation and improving engagement and wellbeing presentation at #HallamEdFest June 2019 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. sarah@plainsailingmotivation.co.uk 07816178616
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