I wanted to bring up from Chapter 13 the Service & Meaning on page 264. As I have said before I work at a big company and see manager and employee issues on a daily basis, but this one model really stuck out to me because its showing that it is in our own hands to make our jobs a better place. That we control our motivation or our non-motivation. The Plan, Do, Evaluate model was also interesting because it makes more sense to be a constant cycle rather than a moving up a scale. We constantly are learning and gaining and that can change our plans, our attitudes, and our overall surroundings which we must evaluate, plan and do, over and over again.
Also the paragraph on page 265 was really interesting to me saying that duty, love, and meaning are the highest sources of human motivation and are the qualities of a leader, but when we are "managing" people it reduces us to our lowest instincts. So in other words, being a leader can bring out the best of us, it gets us excited, motivated, and we give it all our commitment, but when we are managing people, it is like babysitting and we are not being at our best attitude or selves.
On the top of page 265 it says that only 45% of the respondents of their example company say they feel they are recognized and appreciated. I thought that number was high because the result at my own company is 20% :(
So I plan to be more of a leader rather then a manager in work, with my peers, and in everyday life! It is important to spread that to everyone I know, to set an example and to motivate others so they feel they can motivate themselves and be leaders of their own.