Episode 55
Inspiring Self-Motivation
In today's episode, Ted and Barb talk to Dr. Scott Gellar Ph.D. He is a Distinguished Professor completing 52 years as a teacher and researcher at the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. He is also the Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems. He is the co-founder and senior partner of Safety Performance Solutions. He authored and co-authored 52 books, 40 training manuals, 275 magazine articles and 300 research papers addressing the development and evaluation of behavior-focused interventions to improve human welfare and life satisfaction.
They open the show by highlighting the difference between being a leader and a manager. They also share the 3Cs for inspiring better leaders. This relates to work safety solutions and camaraderie that can build a better team. They also talk about supportive and corrective feedback and how it can improve staff morale. Dr. Geller highlights interdependence and how working together can result in doing the job efficiently and safely. They also talk about employee empowerment and how it helps in improving and assessing workplace processes.
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