Leading and Motivating Others | Origin: ML111
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Leading and Motivating Others
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Listening is a powerful action that builds trust and facilitates a positive culture.
Leadership is not about authority. It's about influence, vision, and connection. I believe in leading by example, setting a standard of integrity, resilience, and respect that inspires others to bring out their best selves. To motivate others, I listen more than I speak, understand what drives each individual, and create a shared sense of purpose. Whether through celebrating wins, offering support during setbacks, or encouraging bold ideas, I aim to foster an environment where people feel seen, trusted, and empowered to grow. True leadership ignites the spark within others. It’s about unlocking potential and walking the path together.
I learned about this effects affinity and confirmation bias. It seems sort of natural to rank the people you manage and allocate certain tasks to certain people, however, doing so creates an environment that keeps certain people down and raises others. An organization should be set on lifting everyone up.
Listen first and foremost. Trust is difficult to rebuild when broken.
I think it's important to be inclusive, open to change and willing to adapt. Great leaders set the example, their attentive to their team, respect all opinion and give corrective feedback.
Be flexible, communicate and listen. Share information with the team and ask for suggestions.
The best ways to develop a sense of team and collaboration to motivate everyone towards a common goal.
Allowing people to take ownership of their jobs can help them be successful.
Build trust, build relationships, empower your team to share their opinions and drive positive change
This module provided me with the tools to help lead and motivate people around me. A leader must display decisiveness when making informed choices under pressure, and accountability, taking responsibility for outcomes.
There are a variety of way to exemplify leadership. Listening to our team's feedback is an important part of growing.
I would agree there are several ways for leaders to make an impact.
I learned that having open communication and building trust can be just as effective as an authoritative leader and that some of the best leaders listen more than they talk though it is still important to rally your team behind common goals and values.
I learned that to effectively lead and motivate people with different personalities.A key strategy is to tailor your approach to each individual , understanding their strengths ,motivators,and communication style , while ensuring a shared vision and clear goals for the team , y active listening , providing personalized feed back creating enviroments were everyone feels valued ,empowered to be their disnctively self.
Using these skills will help me develop my leadership skills. There is always room for improvement.
Leadership is extremely multifaceted, and using strategies learned I can create a cohesive and productive team that enjoys coming to work every day.
Establishing a clear vision, developing trust, listening, fairness and commitment to the goal at hand is vital to displaying and developing leadership skills for yourself and future leaders.
The training mention practices will help foster a sense of belonging and inclusion, ensuring all team members feel welcome and supported.
