Leaderly Quote: If the people you lead have lost their spark…
By Jo Miller
“If the people you lead have lost their spark, try looking in the mirror.”
— Susan Fowler.
Leadership expert Susan Fowler is author of Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…And What Does. In her article, When Your team Loses It’s Spark, she asks “How can you expect people to be motivated by high-quality values such as service, growth, learning, integrity, problem solving, or corporate citizenship, when they perceive you are motivated by self-serving values such as power, status, or rewards?”
Stop trying to motivate yourself and others with external rewards, she recommends, and connect instead with your own values and purpose. “When it comes to leadership,” she says, “the reasons for your motivation matter.”
How will you motivate yourself and your team this week?
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
By Jo Miller
“If the people you lead have lost their spark, try looking in the mirror.”
— Susan Fowler.
Leadership expert Susan Fowler is author of Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work…And What Does. In her article, When Your team Loses It’s Spark, she asks “How can you expect people to be motivated by high-quality values such as service, growth, learning, integrity, problem solving, or corporate citizenship, when they perceive you are motivated by self-serving values such as power, status, or rewards?”
Stop trying to motivate yourself and others with external rewards, she recommends, and connect instead with your own values and purpose. “When it comes to leadership,” she says, “the reasons for your motivation matter.”
How will you motivate yourself and your team this week?
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
