Minggu, 01 Februari 2009

The Key to Motivation

Your Real Goal
Your goal is to become a transformational leader, the kind of person tha motivates and inspires people to perform at level far beyond anything that they had previously thought possible.

Keep People In The Know
Transformational leader empower others by keeping them "in the know", by keeping them fully informed on everything that effects their jobs. People want and need to feel that they are "insiders", that they are ware of everything that is going on. There is nothing so demoralizing to a staff member than to be kept in the dark about their work and what is going on in the company.

Give Regular Feedback
One empowering behavior practiced by transformational leader is reguler feedback on performance and results. People need to know how they are doing so they can improve if performance is below standard and so that they can be proud of their successes. The more feedback you give to people, the better it is, as long as the feedback is objective and not critical.

Be Generous With Praise
Be generous with your praise and encouragement. Remember, people are the only asset that can be made to appreciate in value by giving them warmth, respect, approval and by creating a climate of postive espectations.

Create An Exciting Future
What companies and countries, and institutions need today are courageous visionary leaders who are committed to creating an exciting future for them selves and others. You have within yourself the ability to evolve and grow as a leader and to make a real difference in the world around you. And the one thing you can know for sure about yourself is that, no matter what you've accomplished up to now, there is far more that you can do.
As you practice the behaviors of effective leaders, you will grow more and more toward the realization of you full potential. It is completely up to you.

Action Excercises
Here are two things you can do immeridately to put these ideas into action in your work.

First, hold regular meetings with your staff and tell them everything that is going on. Invite their comments, questions and concerns. Make everybody feel as if he or she was an insider in the organization.

Second, continually look for opportunities to give them positive feedback, praise and encouragement. Peiple need praise and encouragement like roses need rain and sinshine. Take every opportunity to make people feel better about themselves and their work.


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Taken from: Brian Tracy