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How to Motivate Yourself

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I had just finished reviewing the syllabus with my Masters level leadership class, and asked my typical follow-up question. How do we motivate ourselves to feel like that?” He swears that kind of motivation is genetic, and therefore, unteachable. If you met my family, you’d see where his gene theory comes from.

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Six Ways to Drive Employee Performance and Motivation

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Since the industrial revolution and the theories of Fredrick Taylor, employers have tried countless ways to improve employee performance and drive motivation and moral. Motivating your employees is a delicate and purposeful challenge that requires more than an annual review or jotting a few notes in someone’s personnel file.

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Path-goal Theory

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Path-goal theory is half leadership, half motivational theory. It was developed to explain how leaders motivate their followers toward a determined end. In essence, followers are on a path toward a goal, and leaders are there to help followers reach that goal through guidance, coaching and direction.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. TRAIT THEORY. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership.