The moment you become a business leader, you become responsible for the performance of others. You become integral in motivating your employees and encouraging them to fulfill their potential. Of course, you know this. The problem is, you’re also aware that inspiring people isn’t as simple as holding a meeting every Monday morning and tell your staff that they’re rockstars!
Unfortunately, though, you can’t just let this slip through the cracks because motivational qualities are integral to the success if your business, even more than you may realise. An inspiring leader is what promotes growth and job satisfaction, it’s what boosts productivity and increases talent retention.
So, with all this in mind, we have pulled together some wise words that will help you inspire your workers and drive them on to succeed:
- Set The Example
Whether you like it or not, you are the leader of your brand and that means people are going to look to you for inspiration. That’s what you do. You set the standards. You set the tone, the work-ethic, the values, the everything. It’s a lot of responsibility, but it’s good too. It means if you are a hard-working individual with a panache for optimism – even when the chips are down – your employees will follow suit.
- Know How To Talk
One of the most valuable skills any leader can ever hope to possess is knowing how to make people believe in themselves even when their heads are low and their self-esteem levels are empty. Of course, knowing how to fill someone with self-belief is a skill, but that means it can be developed. It could be you try out coach training, or you could get into the habit of watching TED Talks every night before bed. Whatever it is, try and develop your motivational abilities.
- Let Them Advance
Nothing is going to chip away at someone’s self-confidence more than being stuck in the same role or same position with no hopes for things ever changing. Even the hardiest and most ambitious employees will feel demotivated by this. That’s why you should improve the culture and offer the chance for your employees to advance and improve and develop where possible. It will motivate them to work harder and keep striving for more. Little things like promoting people instead of hiring make a big difference, as does offering people extra training or giving out more responsibilities. What we’re trying to say is, advancing doesn’t have to mean promoting.
- Socialising Is A Success
We’re not trying to say you need to play matchmaker and have all of your employee’s become best friends that sing kumbaya every morning before starting their day. That said, you should be encouraging a friendly atmosphere where friendships blossom and deep conversations can be had. To do this, try promoting more social occasions like team-building days outside of the working walls. Go for group lunches. Host parties and events. These sorts of things encourage people to let their hair down a little and that will work wonders for motivation, we promise.
