Can leaders motivate?

Today we were running a very interesting simulation exercise in class which was about the styles of leadership. My tean leader was given a role of transformational leader. A transformational leader influences the people with vision. What I found out during the exercise was that it is difficult to motivate people. If a person do not want to do their work it is a bit chaotic for organisation. But Paul said that we cannot motivate people. It is their wish. I can conclude such a statement only when I try to apply it. As leaders we need to make some tough decisions . The best a leader can do is to create the right kind of learning environment. Again it boils down to the right processes. It is the right kind of learning environment that will give the right results. The questions that I need to ask myself is that ,"What do the people of my organisation really need?" If I am able to fulfill their needs , I can motivate them or atleast I can give them an opportunity to get motivated. Again it comes down to maslow's lower three needs , fulfilling them.

In the second exercise for the day, I came across a very common fact, that leaders have to take very risky decisions. Decisions can have various sort of effects. So being the leader, how do I ensure that I take the right decisions? When you want to transform the thinking, you need to be right in your actions. The answer is something that I am coming across too often now-a-days. It is the value system of the person. Your values will guide you towards the right path. Same applies for the organisations as well. The values of my organisation will guide the kind of decisions it will make, the people it will recruit, the kind of environment it will present. Having such guidelines help make the right decisions such as hiring and firing. Need to develop a value system!

Saurabh Kukreja : 14 Jan 2019 23:28 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem