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Monday, August 06, 2012

Positive Leadership: Motivating Your Team to do Better

Do you think you can scare people into doing a better job?

With poor economic news in the headlines seemingly each and every day, it may feel like the only option. However, the trouble with using fear to motivate employees is: it just doesn’t work. Burning platforms and “doom-and-gloom” scenarios can catch people’s attention, but on-going use will spark false urgency and frantic activity, not the sort of urgent, enthusiastic behaviour necessary to drive strategic change. There are other ways to motivate your people to go above and beyond.

Listen to this conversation to learn how to stop pushing and start encouraging.

 
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