Summary: The best leadership is motivational. But the author contends that most leaders misunderstand motivation. In this two-part article, describes four laws of motivation that will help you be a better leader motivational.
Leadership is motivational or stumbling in the dark. After all, it is more effective to have people want to get from point A to point B, instead of being ordered to go from A to B?
The ability to instill "want" in others, motivate them, marks the difference between average leaders and great leaders.
But many managers misunderstand the true meaning of motivation. And if you misunderstand its meaning, you can not make it. Breaking the laws, and you can motivate people. Or you can push them - but to motivate them against you.
Here are four "laws" of motivation that must be respected if you ever want to motivate people to achieve great results.
First, let's be clear about what is the motivation. The word derives from the Latin root "to move". The motivation on the movement, but the Latin root indicates that not only movement but also "what triggers the movement."
Do not misunderstand. I'm not counting the angels on a pinhead. This subtle double meaning in the root of the word motivation is a lesson in leadership manifest for you.
This lesson can be understood within the context of the four laws of motivation.
Act 1. Motivation is physical action. Note that the first two letters of the word are the first two letters of words such as "engine", "movement", "momentum", "movement". These words indicate the physical action. The motivation is not what people think or feel but what they do physically. Furthermore, it is simply engaging in physical actions, but also preparing for physical action. In other words, there is action and also what triggers the action.
Law 2. The reason is their choice. Many leaders are clueless about motivation, because they think it is their choice. They think just because I want people to be motivated, people should automatically be motivated. This misunderstanding has caused many leaders to come to grief. The act of their being motivated is not your choice, they can have. The reasons can not be done for people. People must "do for themselves motivated. Leaders communicate, motivate and lead the people themselves.
Act 3. Emotion drives motivation. The emotion and motivation come from the same Latin root word "moving." When you want to move people to action, engage their emotions. Motivation involves emotionally committed.
Law 4. Face to face speech is generally the best way to motivate people (that is, are those people choose to be motivated.)
With these concepts in mind, you can begin to have a clear understanding of motivation by studying the past.
This exercise will sharpen your ideas on motivation. Who were the three most effective leaders in history? Why were they effective? Who were the three least efficient? Why were they ineffective? Who are the most effective leaders in your industry? Why are they effective? Who are the least effective leader in your industry? Why are ineffective? Who are the most effective leaders in your organization? Why are ineffective?
Now back on any response and tie it to motivation or lack there of. What motivational lesson is there in any response? Thus, you may find yourself changing and sharpening your ideas about motivation, and then changing and sharpening your leadership skills.
In the second part, I will expand on each law.
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