Do you know what your audience really needs to hear to be inspired?
Leslie Mizerak
Executive Coach | Retirement Coach | Confidence Coach | ICF Coach PCC | Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator | ??
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As a leader, do you know what your audience really needs to hear to be inspired??Let me ask: How do they respond to your appeals for change??
When this topic comes up in my?coaching conversations, we discuss how inspirational leadership relies on the establishment of an emotional connection, as well as sound reasoning.?
The Importance of Connection
At its core, inspirational leadership is about connection: connecting with those you lead in ways that are meaningful to them. You see, the relationships you create determine your abilities as a motivator. For example, if you are empathic and establish trust in your relationships, you’ll create higher-quality connections. This may sound simple, but for leaders it poses certain challenges.?
Generally speaking, leaders have access to others. Higher-quality connections are?authentic:?they require a certain amount of vulnerability and genuine respect. When there is an imbalance in access—when a leader has access to others and it is not reciprocated—trust may be weakened. Of course, too much vulnerability can be interpreted as weakness. When leaders demonstrate competency?and?humanity, trust and high-quality connections grow.?
Inspirational leaders encourage individuals to speak truth to power. They create an environment where there is safe-space to share ideas, including disagreement and dissent. This enables greater collaboration and innovation.
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The Importance of Compelling, Sound Reasoning
Any desire or willingness to change will wane unless it’s reinforced by compelling, sound reasons. You see, when we encounter new ideas, we can easily fall into a confirmation bias. I wrote about this?here.?We search for reasons to preserve our existing point of view.?
Appeal to your audience in story forms that communicate:?
What do you think? When it comes to inspirational leadership, what does your audience need to hear? How do you deliver? I’d love to hear from you. I can be reached?at Leslie@MizerakCoaching?and on DM me on?LinkedIn.
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2 年There are nuggets in this article, thanks for sharing I’d be honored to have you in my network Leslie
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2 年Fascinating read, well done Leslie. Hope you are well!