Leadership Skills
The Qualities of Leadership:
Motivating Others
What defines leadership? Executives ask this question every time they choose a new leader or train their current leaders.
In order to be truly effective, there are five critical qualities that a leader must have.
A leader must be a Visionary; A leader must be a person of Integrity and Honesty and have Values; A leader must know how to properly motivate others; and A leader must be able to lead change and finally, A leader must be able to lead a culture of change.
While each role is unique, they are also interdependent. In this series of articles, we will explore these leadership roleswhat they are and how to hone your skills for each role.
The Importance of Motivation
Within each person is the often-untapped potential for energy and enthusiasm that produces the high job performance critical to a successful project. Effective leaders are able to release individuals’ potential energy and build teams that are motivated and ready to take on the task at hand.
Types of Motivation
There are two types of motivation, extrinsic and intrinsic.
Extrinsically Motivation
A person is extrinsically motivated when the primary source of motivation is to attain a tangible outcome such as a reward, or to avoid a negative outcome such as a punishment.
In a work setting, people are extrinsically motivated if the principal reason for their effort at work is pay, positive performance reviews, opportunities for advancement,
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bonuses and the like. Similarly, people are also extrinsically motivated if the principal reason for the effort at work is to avoid reprimands, poor performance reviews, poor assignments, and dismissals.
Notice that with extrinsic motivation, the source of the motivation is external to the task itself. The tangible outcome we seek, such as a pay raise, is invariably administered (controlled) by someone else.
Intrinsic Motivation
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Motivating Others
What defines leadership? Executives ask this question every time they choose a new leader or train their current leaders.
In order to be truly effective, there are five critical qualities that a leader must have.
A leader must be a Visionary; A leader must be a person of Integrity and Honesty and have Values; A leader must know how to properly motivate others; and A leader must be able to lead change and finally, A leader must be able to lead a culture of change.
While each role is unique, they are also interdependent. In this series of articles, we will explore these leadership roleswhat they are and how to hone your skills for each role.
The Importance of Motivation
Within each person is the often-untapped potential for energy and enthusiasm that produces the high job performance critical to a successful project. Effective leaders are able to release individuals’ potential energy and build teams that are motivated and ready to take on the task at hand.
Types of Motivation
There are two types of motivation, extrinsic and intrinsic.
Extrinsically Motivation
A person is extrinsically motivated when the primary source of motivation is to attain a tangible outcome such as a reward, or to avoid a negative outcome such as a punishment.
In a work setting, people are extrinsically motivated if the principal reason for their effort at work is pay, positive performance reviews, opportunities for advancement,
© Cornelius & Associates
bonuses and the like. Similarly, people are also extrinsically motivated if the principal reason for the effort at work is to avoid reprimands, poor performance reviews, poor assignments, and dismissals.
Notice that with extrinsic motivation, the source of the motivation is external to the task itself. The tangible outcome we seek, such as a pay raise, is invariably administered (controlled) by someone else.
Intrinsic Motivation
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