{"id":19534,"date":"2012-11-20T04:00:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=19534"},"modified":"2012-11-20T04:00:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T10:00:22","slug":"4-ways-to-keep-inspiration-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/4-ways-to-keep-inspiration-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Keep Inspiration Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all experienced it: the large bureaucracy where the employees seem to be just punching the clock.<\/p>\n

\"Beautiful<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com\/ZoneCreative<\/div>\n

A while back I had to get my drivers license renewed. This meant a trip to the Department of Safety’s Driver Service Center. While the process was quicker and more efficient than I expected, the people working the counter seemed lifeless.No smiles. No warmth. Just marking time. It was a little depressing.<\/p>\n

However, this happens in the private sector as well. I had a similar experience at a popular chain restaurant. I’m sure it happens in non-profits and churches as well.<\/p>\n

In fact, it happens any time people get disconnected from the their purpose.<\/p>\n

As a leader, here are four ways you can keep inspiration alive in your organization:<\/p>\n

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  1. Connect people to the larger story.<\/strong> People want to know the organization they work for matters. They want to know it is making a difference in the world. For this to happen, you must connect them to the larger story.\n

    Why was your organization founded? Why does it exist? What would happen if it disappeared? What is really at stake? You can’t talk about this too much.<\/li>\n

  2. Remind people why they matter.<\/strong> It’s one thing to understand the organization matters. It’s another thing to understand they<\/em> matter—and they do. But they must be reminded and affirmed.\n

    They must understand how their actions contribute to the overall mission. While this might be clear to you, it is probably not clear to them. Your role as a leader is to help them “connect the dots.”<\/li>\n

  3. Resist creating new policies.<\/strong> I have seen this over and over again in organizations. Someone makes a mistake. Rather than dealing with the problem—which is likely an exception or an anomaly—the leaders create a new policy.\n

    Over time, these policies slow an organization down, like the ropes that rendered Gulliver immovable. The better tactic is to deal with problems and people head-on and only institute a policy if the behavior happens repeatedly or spreads beyond the original situation.<\/li>\n

  4. Set the pace for what you expect in others.<\/strong> This is ultimately your most important leadership tool. You cannot create an inspiring organization without being an inspiring person.\n

    If you want people to be positive and upbeat, you<\/em> must be positive and upbeat. If you want people to be flexible and embrace change, then you<\/em> must be flexible and embrace change.<\/p>\n

    Like it or not, your people will mimic your priorities, values, and behavior. To quote Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While there may be a tendency for your organization to become more bureaucratic and lose inspiration as it grows, it is not inevitable. However, it does take a leader who is determined to inspire himself and then inspire others.<\/p>\n

    Question: What do you do to actively inspire those who follow you?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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