Three Ways to Motivate People to Improve

People are motivated to improve by different things.  Once you determine their hot buttons, you can use different techniques to get the most out of them and to help them improve.  Here are three techniques every leader should consider:

1. Tell them they can’t do something.  That’s right.  Some people are motivated by the challenge of proving you wrong.  It’s not that they’re negative.  Quite the opposite.  It’s that they need a serious challenge to get them fired up to improve.

2. Plant a seed and let it grow.  These people need to “own” an idea before they give it credence.  They need time to come to the notion by themselves.  Once they do, they’ll see success as if the concept originated from them.  This might not make you happy, but it will make them more successful.

3. Simply encourage them.  Some people have been beaten down and bruised so often that they just need positive affirmation to improve their performance.  It’s not that they are needy; it’s more like they thrive on encouragement to be properly motivated to improve.

These aren’t the only ways to get people to improve, but if you master them, they’ll make you a better leader and you’ll get better performance from people.

Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

• Businesses remain fairly constant each year because leaders repeat the same practices. To improve and grow, you must innovate.
• If you hire people who believe what you believe and why you believe it, you will have people who are motivated by the right things.
• As a leader, if you aren’t challenging people to be better and motivating them to peak performance, you aren’t doing your job.

Life Tips:

• When competition comes in, embrace it. Treat it as a challenge that will make you better. Continuous improvement is vital.
• People wait until the new year to start something new or different. You don’t have to. Start doing what you know you need to do next month, or maybe today!
• Care and credibility are critical to all meaningful relationships, and meaningful relationships are key to life and business success.

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