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Motivation in the Modern Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Two contributing pioneers from “ the way-back machine ” in that regard were Abraham Maslow and Frederick Herzberg. The Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow, 1954). That is particularly the case for employees who have both potential and aspiration, but struggle to identify the particulars of where they want to go with their career.

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Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

Employers underestimate the importance of personal and career development on employee retention, vastly overestimating the importance of salary and benefits. A lack of leadership development also undermines a key aspect of culture that drives high-performance: trust. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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How to Motivate Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

I had just finished reviewing the syllabus with my Masters level leadership class, and asked my typical follow-up question. Work your way up Maslow’s hierarchy. “What else would you like to cover?” How do we motivate ourselves to feel like that?” ” Oh boy, a challenge. Go get more if you need it.

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Leadership is Darned Personal

Persuasive Powerhouse

The truth of the matter is that leadership IS personal. Leadership is a human journey Leadership is an evolving process, a human journey. Successful leadership requires you to change in such a way that seems indulgent and selfish. All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently.

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. In my experience, at one point in my leadership career, some colleagues have labeled me as the ‘terminator’ jokingly. Don’t Fire That Person (Yet)!

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Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings&# Rhett Laubach : January 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm I stumbled on your blog via a “best of leadership blogs for managers&# list. My new country is only a mindset away, one that reflects my core values and will focus my energy into building a circle of trust.

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Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions

Persuasive Powerhouse

It is refreshing to see a blog with questions that make us ponder life, leadership, and the simple questions that so few people stop to think about. Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.

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