Wed 6 Jun 2007
“The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to feel important.” - John Dewey
These words go right to the foundation of what inspires and then motivates people to do their best. We humans have a deep desire to feel important and to belong to a bigger community. Your workplace certainly qualifies as a community.
The desire to feel important and to belong is very powerful. If you let this thought guide you in your business everyday, you’ll naturally make decisions that are aligned with creating an energetic, positive environment and a Top Performing Business.
When we inspire others, we energize, spark and activate a momentum that can take us to new heights and beyond what we may imagine is possible. If you want enthusiastic employees, then you must engage your leaders at all levels to be 100% committed to learning and respecting the fundamentals of human nature and the basic need to feel valued and important.
If you want a top performing business, you need a top performing team. Leaders who are serious about creating long term success, know the value of developing a top performing team. That value goes far beyond the bottom line.
People who feel important, feel good about themselves and they also feel good about where they work. Imagine the impact to your customer satisfaction, the quality of your services, the health of your workplace, retention, the company image, the quality of life of your employees, and your bottom line if … everyone in your organization… the CEO, janitor, associates, supervisors, clerks, production workers, managers, delivery drivers, that is …”everyone”… felt important and valued.
Now that would be a revolution worth fighting for! Take the challenge, make a difference starting today. Start by absolutely believing that it is possible to create a work community where people value one another’s contributions and love what they do.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it, but first you must believe!
For help creating a workplace that feeds the spirit and the bottom line, go to http://www.motivation-at-work.com/Tools_Services.htm to see “Motivation at Work: Transform Your Business in 6 Extraordinary Steps”. You’ll learn the 7 reasons why people become disengaged, why inspiring your managers before you develop them is so important, the 10 Traits of Top Performing Leaders, how to avoid the “Management Trap” and so much more.
Until next time, know that when you are genuinely inspired… all things are possible!
All the best!
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