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How To Motivate Your Team As A Leader
One of the hallmarks of any great team is the motivation and inspiration level of its people. When teammates are motivated to do the work, both collaboratively and individually, and inspired to see it through when things get hard, they outperform even the highest of expectations.
But when it comes to motivating individuals and teams, many leaders assume they need a great deal of power to make changes to the whole organization. Yes, if you’re a senior leader you can change the incentive compensation system or annual performance review. And yes, if you’re a small business owner you can change a lot of things.
But that doesn’t mean that, if you’re not, you don’t have any options when it comes to motivation. There are a few key levers that leaders at any level can use to help their team get more inspired to do the work they’re tasked with doing every single day, and even help them expand their job into one that is more purposeful, more motivating and more engaging. And this will have a spillover effect in keeping the whole team motivated. It might even make you a little more motivated to lead that team.
So, in this article we’ll examine what you can do at any level of the organization to keep your team inspired and motivated.
