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Have you ever considered providing your customer base with a communication tool that would enhance their communication abilities astronomically? DiSC is a tool produced by Inscape Publishing that helps people understand their communication style.
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When considering motivation, here’s some food for thought… Does your employee (or do you) have an internal or external locus of control?
A what?!!
I’d heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, but I’d never heard of a locus of control until a counselor named Sharon told me about it.
In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Rotter developed an inventory to measure locus (location) of control. Since then, hundreds of studies have been done on this topic. What is locus of control? How does it affect our behavior, especially in reference to motivation?
Locus of control is the perceived source of control over our behavior. People with internal locus of control believe they control their own destiny. They tend to be convinced that their own skill, ability and efforts determine the bulk of their life experiences. In contrast, people with external locus of control believe their lives are determined mainly by sources outside themselves (e.g., fate, chance, luck or powerful others).
Your life is profoundly influenced by whether you perceive control over your life as predominantly internal or external. Locus of control influences the way you view yourself and your opportunities.
As an example, when I ran a marathon earlier this year, I very much had an internal locus of control. I believed that I could do it and I did.
On the other hand, sometimes in business situations, I take a more external locus of control . I think it can create apathy and do me a disservice. So I need to take a more internal locus of control to be more effective with my business.
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For a FREE 1/2 hour consultation, call 610.938.2616 for more information about Cogent Training and Consulting.
Sincerely,
Frank Felsburg Cogent Training & Consulting, LLC
email:ffelsburg@cogenttraining.com ffelsburg@comcast.net
phone: 610-938-2616
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