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OPINION
Let’s start with those… but of their potential. That’s how Rather than commanding them,
the Leader connects people with mentor them. Teach, coach,
Motivation seems to be a big concern the opportunities for training and encourage and guide. Make
these days. Forget about it! development that challenge and your people better and they will
Motivate simply means to provide engage the individual and expand make your organization better.
someone with a cause or a reason the innovative capability and Consequently, that makes you a
to act. As I said, any “manager” can productivity of the organization. much better Leader!
do that. You can do it with a carrot
at the end of a stick. You can also It also requires courage and self- There are plenty of other important
do it through threats of punishment BNM?CDMBDA@K@MBDCAXGTLHKHSX
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or denial or through fear, force and You train people to be your equal or and the Leader and particularly
coercion. even better to surpass you in some THE SENSEI LEADER. My program is
way. You share power, authority, rooted in the deep traditions of the
3NHMROHQDLD@MRSN?KKRNLDNMDVHSG responsibility––and credit. Sensei––the teacher who Inspires,
an animating, compelling feeling. Empowers and Guides students to
You inspire by creating a deeply The Leader knows that true power their highest levels of performance
meaningful and emotional call to is the ability to get things done and in so doing, earns their Respect,
action. That’s what a genuine Leader and that your power as a Leader Trust and Loyalty––the three
does––and that’s how you lead a team increases by making others more LNRSDRRDMSH@K@RRDSRENQD?DBSHUD
or an organization to excellence. powerful. leadership.
Any “manager” can delegate. That’s And you do that by guiding––not by That’s what you become when
not hard and it’s very often done driving… you embrace this philosophy and
badly. practice. Be the Leader who Inspires,
People follow examples much more Empowers and Guides people to
Empowering requires a deep enthusiastically than they do orders. their very best.
understanding of the people The best way to guide, and the most
you serve as a leader. It requires inspirational way, is to walk the talk. %(7+(6(16(,/($'(5
knowledge not only of their skills, Model the behavior you expect in
others and they will follow.
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