How do you motivate people?

Tuesday 12 August 2008 20:13 GDT

Title	How do you motivate people?
Weblog	Gurteen Knowledge Weblog
Knowledge Letter	Appears in the Gurteen Knowledge Letter issue: 98
Posted Date	Tuesday 12 August 2008 20:13 GDT
Posted By	David Gurteen

I had a conversation recently when I was in Indonesia - I don't recall whom it was with but the subject turned to motivation and the person I was talking to started to talk about the need for rewards and charismatic leaders and the like but I did not agree and when I got back to my hotel room - I listed some of the things that I think motivate people - they certainly motivate me!

listen to them
show them respect
help them find their voice
have conversations with them
show genuine interest
give them help and support
engage with them
trust them
give them responsibility
give them recognition
give them opportunities for self fulfilment and personal development
don't try to tell them what to do

Now the crunch: you don't deliberately do these things to motivate people - that's not motivation - that's manipulation. You do them because you genuinely care in their development. Its more akin to the love you might show for a son or daughter than anything else.

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