Inspirational Leadership

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Leadership

Development TeamNichola Bell

Barbara Duval

Dawn Elmore

Elizabeth Villalobos

Dr. Jose Lepervanche

MAN4900 – 370216

Leadership

10/24/2012

Inspirational Leadership vs. Motivation

Inspiration

Positive

Dynamic

Engaging

Internal

Motivation

Positive

Negative

External

Short-term

Defining Inspirational Leadership"Leadership is not magnetic personality, that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not ‘making friends and influencing people’, that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher

sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations."

- Peter F. Drucker

Engaging Through Inspiration

"We need to facilitate, model, and reinforce working on the positive relationshipsbetween everyone and assisting the emotional atmosphere that makes for anengaging workplace." - Roy Saunderson

EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

Where Should Inspiration & Motivation Come From?

• Listen to Employee Issues/Problems• Keep an Open Mind• Vision – Look Ahead• Clearly Communicate this Vision• Provide Goals for Employees• Provide Feedback for their Goals• Set a Good Example

How to Keep Employees Motivated

• Create an environment where employees desire to stay long-term

• A culture of “Embeddedness”– Links– Fit– Sacrifice

Advantages & Disadvantages of Inspiring Employees

• Healthier Mindset of Employee

• More Efficient Team• Provides a Better Quality of

Life• Rewards Make People Feel

Better about Themselves and What they are Doing

• Forces the Employees to Meet Goals

• Increased Production

• Sick Time due to Unhealthy Employees and/or Family Members

• Lack of Personal Drive• Lack of Pride in Their Work• Not Interested in Meeting

Goals or Deadlines• Decreased Production• Poor Attitudes• Bitter People Drag Others

Down

+ ADVANTAGES + - DISADVANTAGES -

What Motivates Employees?

• Being the “Best Place to Work”• Research through Employee Surveys• The “Perks” of Employee Reward

Programs

Strategy Survey Model

Motivation Results

• Achieve Lower Turnover Rates• Off-Site Activities• New Ideas to Motivate• Shake things up –No Routines• Stress Management

Team Spirit

• Celebrate Achievements • Work related and Non-Work Related

• Off-Site Activities• Employee Appreciation• Offer Non-Work Incentives or “Thank You”

Gifts

Set Employees on the Right Path

Methods of Inspiration

• Empowerment – Let the employee believe the ideas are theirs and they will run with the ideas. If you provide them with the tools to make good decisions, you empower them to be better employees.

• Teach Employees – If you teach employees to inspire others with their actions and teach them how to find resources to help them inspire others, it will happen.

• Lead by Example – If you show people through your actions how to behave and how to appropriate handle situations, you are showing them expectations that they can follow.

Empowerment

The employees are more apt to run with an idea if they own it. Make it theirs and let them run

with it and surprise you!

Teach Your Employees

Teach your employees how to stick with their goals and how to keep them within the parameters that are comfortable for them.

Lead by Example

Be a good example to your employees both on and off the clock.

References

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• Dictionary.com. (2012). Inspiration. Dictionary.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inspiration

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2012, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/manage-employeeofthemonth-program-40903.html • Inspirational quotes, inspiring stories. (2008, December 23). Inspirational Quotes, Inspiring Stories.

Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://inspirationforliving.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/motivating-employees/

References

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• Kettenhofen, C. (2008, October 29). 11 keys to motivating, manage and inspire your employees. Articlesbase.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012, from http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/11-keys-to-motivating-managing-and-inspiring-your-employees-620051.html

• Rose, J. (2010, March 27). Suggestions for reducing employee turnover rate. Suite101.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://suite101.com/article/suggestions-for-reducing-employee-turnover-rate-a218886

• Saunderson, R. (2012). Real engagement: One person at a time. Training, 49 (4), 60-60, 62. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1030280025?accountid=45782.

• Try a little inspiration. (2010). Managing People at Work, (338), 5.• Witt, C. (n.d.). Motivating and inspring your peoplein difficult times. Motivating and Inspiring People.

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Your Employees without Raising Their Pay. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from http://www.biztrain.com/motivation/stories/20ways.htm