Dan Rockwell, on his blog Leadershipfreak, wrote about the 3 A’s that energise yourself and others. Here is a summary.
The main aim is to understand how to energize others.
Abandonment – you need to have an unreserved dedication to the mission and vision of your organisation. A buzz and feel for the passion to get the job done needs to be felt by everyone around you.
Affirmation – you should make positive statements at least 4 times more than negative statements. Be positive. Use positive language. You’re always dealing with problems. You’re always thinking about ways to improve your team’s performance.
Addition – you should decide to add rather than subtract from others. Find ways to lift others higher than you. Offer staff a career, a path to success. Challenge someone to step out of their comfort zone. Let them feel the pressure and then add comfort to them by expressing confidence in their abilities.
I like how Dan puts the alphabet into context and finds ways to come up with inspiring quotes, comments and ideas to improve leadership and management.
Thanks for this inspiration.
I love the last two; I’m not so sure on the first one. I tend to believe that most organizations come up with mission statements that they don’t believe in, as I’ve seen that time and time again. Truthfully, the only mission most companies have is to make money. So I’d dedicate myself to the job and always do the best I could, but unless I truly believed that the organization believed in its mission I wouldn’t abandon my own principles for them.
I know what you mean. Currently, I am reading Steve Jobs Biography and there is one true thing he says (what he learned from one of his mentors): You don’t do it for the money but for the passion. At least that is how I would translate it.
Of course money plays a role but isn’t it about the passion for the product and the result you achieve for being famous/loved/recognized?
I start believing in that.