The Kind of Motivation That Can Bring Real Impact to Your Entire Organisation

When it comes to motivating teams to do their work well, many leaders make the mistake of assuming that incentives, rewards, and pressure are the only things that can drive them.

It is a mistake because relying solely on these external motivators doesn't foster long-term growth or internal drive.?

Although they may perform well at first, without a deep, personal connection to their work, it will be hard to sustain their high performance.

This approach restricts personal accountability and internal motivation, which are crucial for having a real impact on productivity.

The consequence is a workplace environment where people will eventually feel burn out, less committed, and unfulfilled, which can lead to high turnover rates, reduced creativity, and a decline in overall team performance and morale.

Instead, leaders should cultivate a culture where self-motivation and self-leadership are the norms.

This involves influencing your team to practice self-reflection, goal setting, and personal accountability. ?

You can help them discover their "why," understand what drives them beyond those external motivators and align their personal goals with organisational objectives.?

The result will be a resilient, more engaged, self-motivated, and a high performing team, committed to their work because their motivation comes from and has a genuine connection to their personal goals.

To help you or your team a little bit further, here are the questions you can ask yourselves to discover what motivates you:

• What are your drivers? What motivates you?
• Think of a time recently when you were motivated to achieve something. What was it that caused you to be motivated?
• Did it come from within, or was it driven by an external reward?
• Was it moving towards and positive, or was it moving away and negative?
• Were you motivated out of fear, or driven towards success?
• Who were you being in taking that action?
• Now, reflect on other situations, both personal and professional. What has motivated you to take action? Is there a pattern?

There you have it.?

So next time you’re thinking about how to motivate your team to do well at work, focus on cultivating a workplace culture where self-motivation and self-leadership are highly encouraged. People then will feel valued, empowered and driven to grow and succeed.?

If you found this helpful and want to learn more about how we can incorporate the right strategies to develop your organisation’s culture and reach greater heights, here are 4 ways I can help:

• Take the FREE Organisational Culture Assessment.?This assessment tool?is designed?to evaluate?various aspects of your organisational culture?including?employee engagement, performance, and mental wellbeing. There are no right or wrong answers, just your opinion and assessment based on your experience and observation. It is for you to gain awareness of where your teams & organisation are?at,?and explore the best strategies to create the high performing culture you desire.?Click here to start the assessment.
• Book your FREE 30-Minute Leadership Strategy Session.?Every month, I open?up?my calendar for a handful of leaders to have a 1:1 session with me. On our call, we dive into actionable strategies?on how?to overcome the challenges that get in the way of your?team’s?self-leadership so you can cultivate, inspire and influence high performance within your teams.?There’s?only a limited number of spots, so?go?check if there are available spaces left —?Click?here
• Join our Self-Leadership Mastery Program and help your team learn?at their own pace.?The key to success, no matter what stage you are at in the leadership life cycle, is your own self-leadership. This program is designed for all – whether you are a long-term team leader or an emerging leader. If you have newly onboarded team leaders in your organisation who are new to self-leadership, this is the right course?to have.?Click here to find out more.
• Work with me privately.?If?you’d?like to work directly with?me and my team?to craft an individualised strategy for you so you can accelerate your?team’s?effectiveness...?just?send me a message with the word ‘ACCELERATE’... introduce yourself, your career or business and your #1 roadblock when it comes to leading your team or organisation, and?I’ll?get you all the details.

Cheers,

Linda