When you wake up in the morning, what is the passion that fuels you
to start your day? Are you living this in your work? If others asked
you what drives you to achieve, would the answer be obvious? The
triggers that motivate people to achieve are unique for everyone. Many
would say its money; more people are starting to claim that they are
driven to make a difference. Regardless of what motivates you and
drives you to reach peak performance - it must be managed and balanced. Too much motivation in one area will weaken other parts of your game.
Motivation has been studied for decades and leaders in the workplace
have used assessments like DISC and Myers-Briggs to determine their
employee’s personality types to better anticipate behaviors and
tendencies. Additionally, motivational books are used as tools to get
employees to increase their performance and / or get them back on
track. While assessments, books and other tools can help project and
inspire short and long performance, the factors that motivate employees
to achieve evolve as they mature and begin to truly understand what
matters most to them. Therefore, as leaders we must hold ourselves
accountable to build meaningful and purposeful relationships that matter
with our employees. This allows us to better understand those we are
serving, just as much as ourselves.
As a leader, don’t just read the assessment scores, get to know those
whom you are leading and be specific about how you help each of them
achieve their goals, desires and aspirations. The objective should be
to help one another and to accomplish this each of you must identify
those things that motivate you both to work together.
To help you get the most from your employee relationships, here are
the nine (9) things that ultimately motivate employees to achieve. As
you read this, think of how you associate with each of them. Share your
story and perspectives – and comment about it. This is a hot topic and
the more we can discuss it, we can help one another become better
leaders.
Read more...
20 ways to be motivated...
