Humans Not Resources

This is part two of our discussion on how to help inspire your people by connecting them to their internal and intrinsic motivators. In this episode, we’re going deeper into self-actualization and mastery. By helping the people around you develop and nourish a growth-mindset, meaningful and effective progress is inevitable. At 15Five we routinely help our people set self-development objectives in addition to business goals. We’ve found that although this can be challenging, it ultimately leads to more introspection on the part of participants and creates opportunities for overall growth. Finally, we discuss the importance of giving each other true autonomy. This means granting people the trust they need to do the work that’s required. Really, it’s about treating everyone like capable adults. As managers, we can choose to let our people take the lead and make the right decisions. To this end, we talk about how we can better focus on the outcome rather than the process to reach it. How can you help your people