Leadership Motivation

I recently had the opportunity to attend a leadership seminar given by a gentleman by the name of Ray Sluk from Exponential Business Improvement L3 Inc, This was one of the best seminars I have attended. He discussed the qualities and character that a high quality leader should have.

One area that I have always felt was the mark of a great leader is the ability to raise the level of performance of their employees. This trait is evident when your staff looks to you as a mentor and a guide for their career. The greatest pride I’ve had as a manager/supervisor is when I leave a position and I have trained someone in my group to take my place. Ray made the statement “Only hire people you want to work for someday.”

The other interesting point that was presented during the seminar was the methods of motivation. Ray stated there were three forms of motivation:

1. Fear
2. Reward
3. Love

What I liked about this is the fact he used the term “love”, most people couch this as respect or loyalty, but when it comes down to the base value love is the best terminology. I have started using the techniques I learned from the seminar, not only at work, but with my family and have seen significant positive results in all areas.