Here are some notes I took on Bill Hybel’s talk on Inspirational Leadership at the Leadership Summit last week. I really liked this talk and needed to hear it.
Inspirational Leadership:
As a leader, it is your job to keep yourself motivated.
How to stay motivated:
1. Stay crystal clear about our calling from God.
2. Leverage my spiritual gifts as God gave them to me.
3. Make sure players on my teams are inspiring people
4. Read inspiring books
5 Rub shoulders with exceptionally inspiring people every now and then.
6. Participate in events that are inspiring to me.
7. Pay attention to physical disciplines.
8. Pay attention to work environment–decoration, lighting,etc.
9. Participate in inspiring recreation outside of work world.
10. Practice daily spiritual disciplines.
Keeping others motivated:
–Motivate others by living a motivated life in front of them.
–Connect everyone you lead to a compelling cause.
–Learn inspiration language of everyone on team and use that language.
–ID and reduce every demotivating dynamic we can. (financial, benefits, low budget, environment)
–Celebrate every sign of progress toward long-term goals.
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons
Interesting stuff. Thanks for the highlights. Especially interested in the “inspiration languages”.
I am frequently amazed how much our environment motivates and demoralizes. So many times, these environmental factors are easy to control.
“5 Rub shoulders with exceptionally inspiring people every now and then.”
So, does this mean that you’ll be visiting us in Moses Lake sometime soon…? 🙂