Leadership

Leadership is about taking up responsibility to challenge the status

quo

MotivationTeam WorkEffective MeetingsEffective Delegation

I. Motivation

What is Motivation?

Willingness to put effort towards

goal.

When is it needed and Why?

•All the time!•We are all human!•Motivation,

Personal Expectations and Team Goals

Remember…You can’t force people to do things but you can make it irresistible for them!

HOW???

Show Support• People vs task oriented• Give directions to fix

mistakes, instead of asking what went wrong or who did it

• Understand their goals and help achieve them.

• Reward in times of stress

Show Support

• Forgive mistakes and assume the best of intentions.

• Turn a mistake into a learning experience

• Allow your team to have the RIGHT to be wrong

• Build trust: show that you care

Value People

• Get to know your team especially a new team member.

• Learn the personal and professional goals of your team

• Make sure they know their role• Involve people in events when

normally they wouldn't get invited

Value People

• Ensure that tasks result in both personal and team goals

• Be approachable• Respect an

individual's private life

• Strive to help others balance work with personal life

Praise• Praise them!• Be specific : Reward what

you want to encourage • Be open to mistakes, but

stress on improvement• Reward consistently • Reward in close proximity

of the behaviour• Rewards must be sincere

Recognise• Say thanks!• Recognise when the

team succeeds against all odds

• Let Administration know your team achievement

• Recognise in front of the team

• Show your appreciation before they finish the task

Recognise• Recognise not only

success but also efforte.g. Send a thank-you note to a team member who spent a lot of overtime on a project

• Tell a team member you would like to work again with him or her on future projects

EncourageEncourage

• Let them know how much you believe in them and why they are special

• Fuel their motivation with yours

• Enthusiasm is contagious!

Inform• Clear expectations with fair Clear expectations with fair

scope for initiativescope for initiative• Provide sources of learning: Provide sources of learning:

practical experiences, practical experiences, articles, magazines, etc., articles, magazines, etc.,

• Take the time to answer Take the time to answer team members' questions team members' questions • Reason your decisionsReason your decisions

• Share competencies/skillsShare competencies/skills

Innovate• Introduce new methods of

meeting, decision making etc to acknowledge the growing skill and knowledge base of the team

• Show the improvement of the team and the progression towards vision

ChallengesChallenges• Present new challenges

– further development of members – prevent boredom

• Give them as much responsibility as they can handle

• Ensure that the strive for excellence moves continually upward

HAVE FUN! HAVE FUN!

• Celebrate beginningsCelebrate beginnings• Host a project partyHost a project party• Celebrate birthday and festivalsCelebrate birthday and festivals• Give everyone "rewards" when a Give everyone "rewards" when a

project is successfulproject is successful• Recognise accomplishments at Recognise accomplishments at

major milestones during a long-major milestones during a long-term projectterm project

• Motivation thrives on energy.

• Ensure that all team members are busy

• Introduce multiskilling or diversify their roles if they are becoming bored.

Self MotivationSelf Motivation

• Motivation is infectious!• Share with your friends and family• Rest from the pressures of

leadership. • Maintain a balance in your life• Believe in your vision

o Believe in yourself and trust the peopleo Be more realistic

• Remember that you are human and that you will learn through making mistakes.

What does it mean to you?

1. What is your key learning?

2. What do you need to improve in terms of team and individual motivation?

3. How are you going to do that?

What Motivate What Motivate People?People?

What motivates people?• Know what they are

supposed to do and how to get there

• Feel valued and supported

• Be listened to • Be treated fairly• Have a say in what

happens • Have the

responsibility and freedom to choose how to do

What motivates people?

• Be challenged and stimulated

• Interesting work• Be able to develop

their full potential• Be informed of what is

going on and feedback• Develop themselves• Be recognised • Feel worthwhile and

of benefit to them