Leading Yourself - Personal Power

Semester 4

Motivation

This AMU course is offered in collaboration with Edutasia and has been developed and designed by
Asnæs & Vangstrup.

Preparation for Semester 4

Please review the Semester 4 webpage carefully.
This page also includes buddy group exercises to be used during your in-person meetings. These exercises are therefore not part of your individual preparation for the semester.

What, why, how?

What is it?

It’s a mindset. Therefore, we start this course by looking at the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset. Being aware of your mindset—and recognizing when you are challenged to stay in a growth mindset—is the first step to leading yourself.

Furthermore, by becoming aware of your behavioral patterns and communication style, you improve your ability to contribute positively to your relationships with others and yourself. You can lead yourself with confidence when you become aware of—and understand—your strengths and weaknesses.

Therefore, this semester will include:

The difference between growth and fixed mindset, including theory and exercises
Theory and understanding of your personal “Everything DiSC Nordic” profile
An exploration of your 180-degree survey to identify gaps between your intentions and self-perception and how others perceive you

Why is it relevant?

Becoming aware of your specific patterns in communication and self-perception is key to leading yourself.

How do I practise it?

With a growth mindset, you begin to identify the gaps that challenge you in your relationships with others and yourself. Awareness is the first step in developing new internal patterns. You will be challenged to try out new forms of communication and notice the difference between communicating with awareness and communicating without it.

Access the presentation slides here

Motivation

Motivation is fundamentally about maintaining and maintaining the desire to achieve goals. In general, there are two different types of motivation factors: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivators are driven by desire, while extrinsic motivators are driven by either fear or the desire to achieve a reward.

How?

Show interest in the employee's perspective.
Create opportunities for independent choices and solutions.
Provide space to try things out.
Support the employee in seeing their development on the path to mastery.
Adapt the requirements to the individual employee.
Create activities that strengthen collaboration.
Provide structure and clear goals.

Internal vs. external motivation

3 factors for internal motivation

1

Autonomy

Autonomy is about making conscious choices and focusing on becoming self-determined in the decisions you make and how you translate them into action. It creates a sense of recognition.

2

Competence

Competence is about focusing on structure, habits, and daily tasks, as well as our ability to regulate our emotional state. This includes the capacity to handle anxiety, worry, and negative thoughts.

3

Cohesion

Cohesion is about feeling connected to others and having a sense of belonging. This is strengthened through togetherness and shared activities, such as exercise, creative projects or cultural experiences.