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CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION

By Joanne Lee, Reiss Motivation Profile Master Trainer

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Charismatic Leadership and Motivation

HRM 24 May 2012

Head of HR A mark of leader is the ability of a leader to lead teams. A mark of a good leader is the leaders effectiveness in leading teams that deliver results. A mark of a great leader is the ability of a leader to get the team to deliver consistent results over a sustained period of time. A great leader knows that the secret to leading a team effectively over a sustained period of time revolves around the idea of knowing what drives employees, in other words, employee motivation. Over the years, the term, employee motivation has spun off a plethora of management theories of varying degrees of complexity. For instance, improving job security or enhancing career prospects are often cited as ways to boost employee 30 May | Carrots Consulting Pte Ltd | Singapore Candidates with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience will be considered for the HR Manager position. Recruitment Assistant Manager 01 Jun | Straits Talent | Singapore Assistant HR Manager 31 May | Volt | Singapore
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motivation.

These theories, while useful in shedding some ideas on how to motivate employees, do not address one fundamental aspect of employee motivation: that is, a team, which is made up of individuals, each have their unique set of motivators. Under the influence of a charismatic leader, an employee may be convinced to give up some of their basic desires in exchange for the common good of the organization. For instance, an employee may be persuaded to take on additional roles within the company, which entails frequent overseas trips. This same employee is driven to work to provide for his family, a priority he holds in his life. So, while he might initially appreciate the additional monetary compensation from his additional role, his frequent trips also means he would have less time to spend with his family. Over time, the sustained denial of him not being able to spend time with his family creates tension for him. And increasing his salary or expanding his roles at this point isnt going to motivate him significantly as his basic desire to spend time with his family is simply not met. Hence, the working relationship breaks down. Some leaders argue that at the workplace, it is not the responsibility of a leader to meet employees personal desires, such as family time. But human beings have many desires that together make a person whole. So if an employees desires happen to be in that realm of family, meeting those desires head on will drive the employee to work effectively. Start a new discussion Younger workers more receptive to o ... did the survey screen out married v ... Employees to choose their own salar ... Though this is a terrific idea, it ... Packaging the deal I am an undergraduate student at No ... Finding the right staff is top conc ... Raising productivity through automa ...

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Events Imagine how forwarding a charismatic leader can be, when that leader is able to identify potential causes of conflict within a team, and take proactive steps to prevent or resolve them quickly when conflicts arise. Again, how leaders can achieve this is to understand what actually drives a person to do the things they do. For instance, Employee A who is a manager is driven by the need to feel a sense of accomplishment achieved by completing a project. She will do whatever it takes to get the project completed, even at the expense of upsetting her colleagues. Employees B and C, who are in her team, are driven by the need to maintain harmony and balance. Employee A wants to introduce a competitive strategy among her team members to get the project completed quickly. But her strategy upsets the harmony among her team members B and C, who resist her attempts, causing tension. And because they dont like confrontation, they show their resistance by not showing up to work on time, or they get tasks done slowly. All of them end up frustrated and unfulfilled. Lets say Employee A learned that what motivated her team members B and C to work was harmony and balance. To get her project completed, she changed her strategy to a more cooperative one, one that depended on them supporting each other, rather than competing against each other. That way, they will all win the project gets completed, the harmony is maintained, and all three are satisfied. A hallmark of a charismatic leader is the ability to understand what really drives a person. In doing so, they can do what they do best push their team to the next level of effectiveness and performance.

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Protect your employees Joanne is an executive coach from Reiss Asia who has leveraged on her 20+ years of management experience in finance and banking industry by working closely with professionals and executives, helping them discover what motivates them, aligning their work to their dreams to become better performers at work and accelerating their career progression and results.

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