What is motivation and why is it important? -- Stewardship and hope at work : the origins of motivation -- Trust at work : the moderation of motivation -- Motivation-based change : leading with people in mind -- Preparing the congregation : the readiness for change step -- Encouraging attitude change : the discovery step -- Developing the change story together : the dialogue step -- Crafting and sharing the change message : the deliberation step -- Dealing with dissent : rethinking resistance to change -- Planning with motivation in mind : the deployment step
Summary
Humans have been choice-makers since the days when hunter-gatherers had to decide when to hunt and what to gather. Making choices is what humans do. But individuals feel more personal autonomy and power to choose today than ever before in human history. In Choosing Change, author Peter Coutts acknowledges that clergy today recognize the impact our individualistic culture of choice is having on congregations. But Coutts also points out that many leaders do not think about motivation. For them, encouraging change is about selling their congregation on a new idea, governed by the assumption that a
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index
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