That Boring Meeting! The Mojo Scorecard: Questions to Ask Yourself BEFORE and AFTER That Dreaded Meeting!
Andrew Nowak
Member Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches. Marshall Goldsmith Certified Leadership, Executive & Team Coach. Global Leadership Coach. Helping Leaders Become The Leaders They Would Follow. Visionary Leadership Coach.
Mojo is that positive spirit toward what we are doing now that starts from the inside and radiates to the outside. It is the attitude and energy that one brings to one's work or activities. The opposite of Mojo is Nojo (No Joy), which is a negative spirit towards what one is doing now. Understanding one's identity is important in cultivating and maintaining mojo. Successful individuals in all occupations and levels of organizations demonstrate mojo as they journey through life.
As an executive leadership coach, I often encounter professionals who dread the idea of attending what they perceive to be boring meetings. Marshall Goldsmith's advice is to shift the focus from the external factors you can't control to the internal factors you can.
The Marshall Goldsmith Mojo Scorecard includes ten questions that are divided into two categories: Professional Mojo and Personal Mojo. Each category contains five questions that you rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest. Here are the questions:
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PROFESSIONAL MOJO: (Before the meeting), ascertain: What I Bring to This Activity (After the meeting) Did I do my best to actually bring everything I could to this meeting?
Motivation: (Before the meeting): Do I want to do a great job in this activity?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to do a great job in this activity?
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Knowledge:(Before the meeting): Do I understand what to do and how to do it?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to understand what to do and how to do it?
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Ability:(Before the meeting): Do I have the skills needed to do the task well?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to acquire the skills needed to do the task well?
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Confidence: (Before the meeting): Confidence: Am I sure of myself when performing this activity?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to be sure of myself when performing this activity?
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Authenticity: (Before the meeting): Am I genuine in my level of enthusiasm for engaging in this activity?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to be genuine in my level of enthusiasm for engaging in this activity?
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PERSONAL MOJO: (Before the meeting), ascertain: What This Activity Brings to Me
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to ascertain what this activity brings to me?
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6. Happiness: (Before the meeting): Does being engaged in this activity make me happy?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to be engaged in this activity to make me happy?
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7. Reward: (Before the meeting): Does this activity provide material or emotional rewards that are important to me?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to find meaning in this activity to provide myself with material or emotional rewards that are important to me?
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8. Meaning: (Before the meeting): Are the results of this activity meaningful for me?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to make sure the results of this activity were meaningful for me?
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9. Learning: (Before the meeting): Does this activity help me to learn and grow?
(After the meeting): Did I do my best to make this activity help me to learn and grow?
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10. Gratitude: (Before the meeting): Overall, do I feel grateful for being able to do this activity and believe that it is a great use of my time?
(After the meeting): Overall, did I do my best to feel grateful for being able to do this activity and believe that it was a great use of my time?
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These questions are designed to help you assess your level of engagement and satisfaction in various activities, and to identify areas where you might want to make changes to improve your overall Mojo.
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Remember to track your scores!
Executive Leadership Coach | DiSC & 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team - Wiley Authorized Partner, Org. Change Consultant
6 个月Loved that Mojo article. Especially "Are the results of this activity meaningful for me?" Sometimes we are stuck in a meeting that doesn't feel like it has something as deep as "meaning." It could be about some boring tactical steps or an initiative that's less relevant to us. In those cases, it's good to stretch our understanding of "meaning." What can I learn about myself and my ability to apply my skills when I am less interested? How might I best explore the edges of meaning related to feeling bored? In what ways can I engage my motivation to accomplish something that needs to be done, but isn't exciting? (OK, sometimes chocolate helps me look deeper??) But we can always learn and grow when we pay more attention and "Be Here Now." Thanks Andrew Nowak for this thoughtful article.
Master Coach, Mentor, Supervisor to Smart Ambitious Execs & Boards?Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches?English & French?Neurodivergence
6 个月Love the #positive intention Andrew Nowak and the focus on the #mojo rather than the #nojo
CEO, MVP Executive Development, Coach, Business Advisor, Leadership Expert, Speaker, Facilitator, Author of the National Bestseller "What Lights You Up? Illuminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career"
6 个月What a great way to think about this! I agree this season is a wonderful time to check in and reassess - love it Andrew Nowak!
Entrepreneur | Author | Keynote Speaker | Peak Performance Coach | Mountaineer | 100 Coaches Dr. Marshall Goldsmith | Chapter President - EO MEPA Bridge
6 个月Lovely Andrew Nowak ... by bringing forward the mojo can also convert the nojos around you as a bonus
Executive Coach and Mentor | Trigger-Free Leadership | Mindset Mastery for Teams
6 个月Andrew, such simple and powerful questions! The practice of aspiring, not to an external standard, but my own heart and mind's understanding of "doing my best," is so affirming - because it's achievable, and allows for our human frailties.