Motivating Others

DEFINITION
Goal-oriented and inspirational

WHAT IS IT?
Motivating others involves a manager's ability to envision achievable goals and inspire their team to share that enthusiasm. Effective managers make team members feel that their contributions are part of something significant. Visionary leaders create a compelling vision that captures the passion and commitment of their employees.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Without a clear and inspiring vision, employees may lose interest and become disengaged. This lack of motivation can lead to significant losses in productivity and performance, costing companies billions each year. Managers often face frustration when employees show minimal effort and fail to reach their potential. A strong, engaging vision helps counteract these issues by encouraging employees to invest fully in their work.

Recommendations to Improve

Craft A Compelling Vision

Remind People Their Work Matters

Managers must first develop a clear and attainable vision of what can be achieved. They need to set a concrete goal and genuinely believe in its feasibility. This vision should be communicated passionately and repeatedly to the team. Ambitious goals capture attention and inspire commitment.

Remind People Their Work Matters

Managers should ensure that every team member understands the significance of their contributions. Each person needs to feel that their work is important and that they are valued. Optimal team performance relies on every member doing their best, and one effective way to motivate them is to highlight the necessity of their individual roles.

Use Stories To Motivate

Remind People Their Work Matters

Use Stories To Motivate

Effective managers excel at telling inspiring stories, whether about a customer benefiting from their product or team members exceeding expectations. Crafting compelling stories requires careful thought and planning. If storytelling doesn’t come naturally, write out the details and practice delivering them with enthusiasm and passion to engage your team.

Books to Read

The Work of Leaders: How Vision, Execution, and Alignment Will Change the Way You Lead

Comprehensively researched, thought-provoking, and eminently practical VAE: The Work of Leaders stimulates fresh conversations and new perspectives regardless of the leader’s knowledge or experience.

The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy

The Energy Bus, an international best seller by Jon Gordon, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment at work and at home.

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who’ve had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way – they realized that people won’t truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it.

Supportive Accountability: How to Inspire People and Improve Performance

In Supportive Accountability, Sylvia Melena will show you how to inspire your employees to advance your organization’s vision through mastering the art of supportive leadership.

Mastering Communication at Work: How to Lead, Manage, and Influence

Mastering Communication at Work provides clear, actionable advice you can put to use right away and simple drills to practice during your next meeting and in one-on-one conversations.

Motivating Others

Recommendations to Improve

Craft A Compelling Vision

Remind People Their Work Matters

Remind People Their Work Matters

Remind People Their Work Matters

Remind People Their Work Matters

Remind People Their Work Matters

Use Stories To Motivate

Remind People Their Work Matters

Use Stories To Motivate

Books to Read

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