In Winning Edge’s Take Another Step System, an inspirational leadership workshop, we will focus with laser-like intensity on the most important leadership concept we know: inspiration. . Remember, a leader is a person who can inspire another person to take a journey that they will not take by themselves.
So how do you inspire someone? Let’s take a look at John Maxwell’s inspiration formula:
Inspiration = Know + See + Feel
When leaders genuinely connect to their people’s heart and spirit, those around them feel valued and truly a part of the organization, and they will be inspired to take that journey that they would not make by themselves.
You will make this connection through the 3 following ways:
1) How do you make people feel?
2) What do they see you do?
3) What do they know about you?
Let’s Discuss!
1)How do you make people feel?
Think about the most impactful people in your life. How did they make you feel? What did they do to get you to feel great about yourself? People will remember more about how you made them feel than what you did or didn’t do for them. Take those life experiences, and find the leverage to be better for the people around you. We can take the good and bad and turn it into fuel for our family, people, and community. Leave this place better than you found it. When we intentionally and consistently think in this way, we can inspire everyone around us to take another step.
This was probably my greatest failure in leadership–I thought feelings were for losers! Boy, was I wrong! How you make people feel is the biggest part of inspiring others to trust you. And it is trust that catalyzes and transforms behavior.
2) What do they see you do?
People hear what you do, not what you say. I can hear my mother reminding my dad, “Those boys are watching you!” It has been said that our conscious mind can handle around 4,000 bytes of information per second, whereas our unconscious mind, through all of our senses, can process around 4 BILLION bytes per second. Whatever the actual number, the unconscious mind functions as a supremely powerful computer. Therefore, we must bring intentional focus with purpose to our daily behavior and actions so we can increase our probability of inspiring them to become better!
3) What do they know about you?
For people to know us we must be open about our successes, failures, and experiences. What do you want those around you to know? What parts of your life can serve to inspire? At the proper time, and having developed a trusting relationship, we can share our true story—our triumphs and vulnerabilities. We can invite others into the hard lessons that we have learned, so that they can be better equipped for our common struggles. When those around us know, see, and feel that we are genuinely offering ourselves, then everyone will be inspired around us to be their best version of themselves.
Do you want to increase the performance of your team?
This is your formula! Now, it is up to you!
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