E16: The Power to Change Using Motivational Interviewing

Continuous Improvement Journey Podcast

Motivational interviewing helps tap into our intrinsic motivation to create the desire within ourselves to change. Typically when people are told or forced to do something, most likely, we will be met with resistance. So, instead of telling someone what to do, giving them information, providing a road map, directing, warning, instructing, or laying out a strategy for them to follow that you think will make them change. Motivational interviewing is the opposite of this traditional way of thinking in getting someone to change.

Motivational interviewing has its roots and is most commonly used in the medical industry. Helping someone with their body weight or helping someone kick off some type of additions has great success with motivational interviewing compared to other traditional medical treatments or processes. We will first provide a backstory on typical applications of remote viewing in the medical industry, and then we will reveal some ways to use motivational interviewing in the world of the continuous improvement industry.

Resource:

Australian Heart Foundation, 6 videos on motivational interviewing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwsK_djnleJU4RFkUTIwMZOlS4igWb-yF