Motivation and Leadership

Hello, Leaders

 One of the most important steps to unlocking your leadership, is motivating yourself and most of all your team. 

 Motivation is a goal-oriented characteristic that helps a person achieve his objectives. It pushes an individual to work hard at achieving his or her goals. An executive must have the right leadership traits to influence motivation. However, there is no specific blueprint for motivation.

 As a leader, one should keep an open perspective on human nature. Knowing different needs of subordinates will certainly make the decision-making process easier.

 Both an employee as well as manager must possess leadership and motivational traits. An effective leader must have a thorough knowledge of motivational factors for others. He must understand the basic needs of employees, peers and his superiors. Leadership is used as a means of motivating others.

 So, how can you motivate your team?

 Here are 8 examples of how to motivate your team:
1. Start with scheduling more one on one time.
2. Find out what motivates them.
3. Provide the resources they need to do their work exceptionally well.
4. Praise and compliment them often.
5. Help co-create purposeful work.
6. Help them develop new skills.
7. Actively involve them.
8. Believe in them.

During this process of motivating your team, there are 5 keys to always keep top of mind:
1. Respect
It doesn’t cost anything. And, at any level, is always a two way street.

 2. Conversation
Communication is important in every aspect of business and even more so when you’re leading a team of people.

 3. Gratitude
Actually being appreciative of employee efforts and acknowledging successes will keep your people wanting to do well.

 4. Development
This is the manner in which you should address issues, and highlight areas where individuals might make headway. Develop their ideas and your own. Identify what needs to be worked on, keep it positive, and always focus on the next step.

 5. Reminder
As a leader, it’s easy to become lost in paperwork and logistics. A lot of the time, employees don’t get to see the bigger picture like you might. Communicate that the work they do is important, and every success is a company wide success that they should be proud of.

 Most of all, let employees know they’re making a real difference.

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