LEADERSHIP TIPS
Seven Secrets To Inspiring Your Team
Make no mistake about it: You will create a transactional team if all you are focused on is efficiency.
I was in the middle of a four-hour flight from Dallas to Seattle. The plane was completely full. The babies and children were done with sitting still. And the flight attendants were starting to look a little weary of the many demands of the passengers. But then, one of the crew members got creative. She engaged a five-year-old passenger to help her with her job. The little girl was thrilled. She had a sticker on her sweater and little blue sanitary gloves on. Passengers perked up when the little girl asked if we wanted water.
This is the art of making the mundane fun. And it’s a good example of the kind of inspired thinking every team member needs to be bringing to the table.
Today’s world demands more from teams than just cranking out the work. We need people who are creative, who think for themselves and build on each other’s ideas, who exceed expectations and deliver outrageous results. The question is how do you go beyond productivity, efficiency and execution to something bigger and ultimately more important?
