Motivating People to Excellence with Cheryl Ferguson
Cheryl Ferguson motivates people to excellence through a symbol in her band program. Reconnecting face-to-face and nurturing individuals leads to group goals. Motivating students to achieve excellence in a music group.
00:00:09 Learn how Cheryl Ferguson motivates people towards excellence through a simple yet powerful symbol in her high school band program.
🔔 Motivating people towards excellence
🏆 The importance of personalized recognition
🧱 The significance of the bricks in the classroom
00:01:51 Motivating individuals to strive for excellence and foster a sense of belonging and group cohesion in music education.
🏆 Motivating people to achieve excellence by creating a sense of ownership and group identity.
💡 The importance of fostering a sense of community and belonging in order to achieve excellence.
📱 Exploring the impact of smartphones and social media on the pursuit of excellence.
00:03:34 Cheryl Ferguson proposes a revolution: reconnecting face-to-face for genuine human connection, nurturing individuals by making them feel valued and worthwhile, leading to excellence.
🔑 Motivating people to excellence by filling the void in love and belongingness through human connection.
💪 Nurturing individuals by making them feel valued and cared for, using genuine care and using their names.
👏 Providing specific compliments to motivate individuals and foster a sense of worth and accomplishment.
00:05:15 Motivating People to Excellence by Cheryl Ferguson. Specific compliments and genuine curiosity make a difference. Nurturing the individual leads to group goals of excellence.
👍 Specific compliments make a difference in motivating people.
❓ Asking genuine questions shows care and curiosity towards others.
💪 Nurturing individuals and investing in them leads to collective excellence.
00:06:56 Motivating individuals to strive for excellence by nurturing their potential and setting goals. The power of envisioning excellence and the progression from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.
👉 Having a vision, goal, and idea of where we're going is crucial for motivating people to excellence.
🎯 Nurturing individuals and having both a vision and a goal are essential for achieving excellence.
🔥 Motivation starts from external factors and gradually moves towards internal factors.
00:08:37 Motivating students to achieve excellence in a music group by offering a reward of a pony. The students became motivated and executed their tasks with perfection.
💡 Motivating people to achieve excellence by offering a reward.
✨ The speaker used the promise of buying a pony as motivation.
🎯 The students already had the skills, but needed motivation to excel.
00:10:17 Cheryl Ferguson discusses motivating people to excellence by using the metaphor of a ladder and bricks as symbols of vision, strength, and teamwork.
🔑 Having a vision helps individuals set up their ladder to success and motivates them to climb it.
🌟 Nurturing the individual and valuing them as part of a group is crucial for success.
🧱 Providing support and inspiration, like bricks, helps build a collective vision of excellence.
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