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MOTIVATING OTHERS

By Michael | February 7, 2009

Leadership Tip – MOTIVATING OTHERS
“In motivating people, you’ve got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example – and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved”.. – Rupert Murdoch
Michael Lombardo and Robert Eichinger provide the following in For Your Improvement – A Guide For Development and Coaching

SKILLED LEADERS:

  • Create a climate in which people want to do their best.
  • Have the ability to motivate many kinds of direct reports and team and project members.
  • Can assess each person’s hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her.
  • Pushes tasks and decisions down.
  • Empowers others.
  • Invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility.
  • Makes each individual feel his/her work is important.
  • Is someone people like working for and with.

Studies show these to be the top 5 motivators in the workplace:

  • Job Challenge
  • Accomplishing something worthwhile
  • Learning new things
  • Personal Development
  • Autonomy

Lower in the list of motivators were:

  • Pay (12th)
  • Chance of promotion (17th)
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“Motivate them, train them, care about them, and make winners out of them… they’ll treat the customers right. And if customers are treated right, they’ll come back“.

- J. Marriott jr.
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Dear Leaders,

Despite hearing throughout the years that motivation only comes from “within” we believe as leaders we have the ability to influence, and yes motivate others.

You’re heard us speak about “magic dust” (strengths and passions). Identifying what our team members are passionate about and recognizing and utilizing their skills goes a long way towards motivating them.

Creating an environment that is non threatening, encourages risk taking, addresses conflict in a healthy way, and takes the time to build relationships and appreciate differences fosters motivation (and creativity).

Finding out what makes your team proud, how they feel they add value and knowing and

rewarding what they view their greatest accomplishments to be will set the stage for motivation and ultimately results!

Sincerely,

Michael W. Kublin and Jan Mayer-Rodriguez
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“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it”.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
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