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14 Personal Development Goals Every Leader Should Set for Themselves

Lead from Within

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Setting personal development goals is a powerful way for leaders to enhance their skills, mindset, and overall effectiveness. Setting clear objectives helps you stay focused and motivated.

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Micro-Motivation: A Powerful Technique to Inspire Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

It doesn’t feel like a big commitment to change. Here are just a few examples of how you can use micro-motivation events: 1) New Documentation System The entire engineering organization migrated to a new documentation system to better serve clients and respond to support inquiries more quickly. The risk is low-it’s just one day.

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Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work

Lead Change Blog

Trying to motivate them is frustrating for everyone involved and it just doesn’t work. Traditional carrot-and-stick techniques may result in temporary gains, but once the bribe or the threat is gone, people’s commitment flags. An engaged workforce is more creative, more driven, and more enthusiastic about reaching company goals.

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How to Coach for SMART Goals

Next Level Blog

This past Saturday, I had the privilege of sharing an auditorium with dozens of motivated young college men from the HBCU North Carolina Central University and other institutions. I know they were motivated because they showed up at 8:30 am on a Saturday morning for the Durham Success Summit’s (DSS) annual flagship event.

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills Scofield

It’s an age-old question: How do you motivate people to do what’s right? But what’s the best way to achieve that goal — control or empowerment? In other words, what works better, obedience or commitment? Some folks think it doesn’t matter what management style you use as long as you achieve your goals. Show recognition.

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Employee Motivation: Compliance or Commitment?

The Recovering Engineer

Whether you are trying to resolve a conflict, coach an employee, or correct your child’s behavior; you have to wrestle with your real goals. You have to ask yourself, “Do I want compliance or commitment?&#. Related posts: Employee Motivation Tips: Their Personal Life. Employee Motivation Tips: The Why Matters.

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Conflict at Work: How to Help Your Remote Team Do Conflict Better

Let's Grow Leaders

The World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration results citing continued overwhelm, economic instability, lower levels of motivation, and poor management are symptoms of this upheaval. Lines of responsibility can be fuzzy, and your priorities or incentives might clash with your coworkers’ goals. And, work itself is changing fast.

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