In my last post, I mentioned motivation or excitiment as the most important quality of a leader towards making his or her team reach the success desired. Towards the end of the post, I threw the question on how a leader can make this happen.
In order to excite or motivate your team, you need to find out what motivates each individual in the team. That leads you to understand the psychology of each individual. A leader can do this by using a powerful observation mechanism, especially if the leader has been with this team for quite some time. Working with the same people for a long time can give you an idea what motivates each one in the group. If you are a new leader, you need to have training in work/labor psychology. You need to have this knowledge because you are dealing with human beings. Human beings have needs and emtions and it is the responsibility of a leader to understand them.
However, different individuals have different needs and emotions. Excitement of some people can be turned on by recognizing their achievement. Others can be excited by giving them financial incentives, while others can come through promotion or by allowing them to travel in order to meet their loved ones. There are still other group of workers who are excited if they are given the scholarship to study. Whatever it is, a leader needs to have this information, either by interviewing them one-on-one or by engaging in changing positions-type of reality show.
It is understandable that not everyone who demands promotion should receive that, however, a leader must show interest in the subordinate´s concern. You can do that by telling them the possibility of that happening or that you have submitted their names to your superior who is responsible for that. What is wrong with some leaders is they do not show concern about their subordinates´concern or respond them in a nonchalant form. If a leader does not show interest, he or she can lose talents in the team to the competitor. Think about it!
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