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What Are Your Needs?

CO2

Maslow knew that there were exceptions to his theory, but it has largely withstood the test of time and become, in many ways, the benchmark: Alderfer’s ERG Theory. McClelland’s Need Theory. To that end, their needs can and should influence your leadership. While drawing heavily from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Clayton P.

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. 7 motivational patterns of high performance leadership.