Motivating and inspiring your people in difficult times

Leaders today, more than ever before, have to win people's cooperation. And there are two main ways of doing so: motivation and inspiration. Motivation is about moving people to act in a way that achieves a specific and immediate goal. To motivate your people, follow these tips: 1. Tell people...

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Published in:SuperVision 2009-09, Vol.70 (9), p.11
Main Author: Witt, Chris
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotions
Employee motivation
Evaluation
Guidelines
Inspiration
Leadership
Management
Methods
Motivation
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Summary:Leaders today, more than ever before, have to win people's cooperation. And there are two main ways of doing so: motivation and inspiration. Motivation is about moving people to act in a way that achieves a specific and immediate goal. To motivate your people, follow these tips: 1. Tell people exactly what you want them to do. 2. Limit the amount of time or effort that you're asking for. 3. Share in the sacrifice. 4. Appeal to their emotions. 5. Give people multiple reasons for doing what you want them to do. Inspiration, on the other hand, involves changing the way people think and feel about themselves so that they want to take positive actions. Here are ways to inspire your people: 1. Be the change you want to inspire. 2. Tell a story. 3. Appeal to people's value system. 4. Trust people. 5. Challenge them.
ISSN:0039-5854
2150-556X