One of my executive coaching clients is working on increasing her ability to motivate her executive leadership team to become better at executing the corporate strategy. I am coaching her to become a better at engaging her people on an emotional level, and helping team members throughout the organization become more fully engaged.
The CEO of her company knows that for the organization to thrive depends on all company leaders to be competent at motivating others. Human Resources is partnering with me in supporting senior leaders to motivate others by building authentic relationships. Our current executive coaching and leadership consulting work is also focused on helping leaders at all levels increase their ability to motivate team members.
Rethinking Motivation
Most business leaders have lost sight of what motivates people at work. In fact, some companies haven’t updated their management practices in years, which means they’re incapable of creating high-performance teams.
Companies continue to ignore the obvious: Offering incentives and rewards is less effective than tapping into truly meaningful intrinsic motivation. Leaders operate on old assumptions about motivation despite a wealth of well-documented scientific evidence.
The old “carrot-and-stick” mentality may actually inhibit employees from seeking creative solutions, partly because they focus on attaining rewards instead of solving problems.
So, how can you successfully tap into workers’ inherent motivation and creative drive? How can you boost the number of actively engaged employees from the paltry 33 percent reported by the Gallup Organization? And how can you sustain employees’ enthusiasm after their first 30 days on the job?
You need to engage employees by making sure organizational goals fit their values. Workers are motivated to achieve what can seem impossible results when leaders are close to the hearts and minds of their people.
Are you working in a company or law firm where some leaders seem to be good at motivating others from within? Does your company or law firm provide leadership coaching and leadership development to help leaders develop motivational skills? During hard economic times, leaders at all levels need to motivate others to get work done.
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is “Am I good at motivating others by appealing to their deeply held values?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching and leadership development for leaders to be better at motivating others.
Working with a seasoned executive coach and leadership consultant trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i CPI 260 and Denison Culture Survey can help you create an organizational culture where the ability to motivate people is a core competency for leaders. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision, mission and strategy of your company or law firm.
I am currently accepting new executive coaching, career coaching, and leadership consulting clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com.
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