This week's episode highlights the importance of meeting people where they are to coach them to where you want them to be. The Situational Leadership II model assists leaders in individualizing their level of support. Tiff and Carl go through the SLII model and relate it to what they, and other leaders have experienced in their pursuit of effective employee and team development

The second part of this episode continues the conversation of what motivates. You'll hear what gets Tiff and Carl moving and engaged to achieve, as well as the qualities they find motivating in leaders. Tiff then shares her tips for organizations to satisfy Maslow's needs pyramid (no illuminati involved), before Carl ask's listener's three important questions: What motivates you?. For what do you like to be appreciated? and How do you like to be appreciated?

This week our partners-in-crime discuss travel thoughts and desert island food choices before tackling the time-honored nuanced and multi-layered questions, "Are you motivated?", "What motivates you?" and "How can I motivate myself or others?" In this part one of the episode, you will hear ideas on motivation needs through personal likes and models from experts, such as Maslow, Pink and Spitzer to help us stay engaged and motivated past the paycheck.