Every leader desires their team to be characterized by a deep sense of loyalty. Loyalty however can never be demanded or simply required. There are specific things we can do as leaders that will motivate our team to a greater measure of loyalty to the vision, mission and the team. Mac Lake recently offered these ideas as to what leaders can do to motivate a greater sense of team loyalty.
- Be grateful. Show gratitude for the value everyone brings to the organization. Appreciation is a glue that makes good workers stick around.
- Be inspiring. Cast a vision showing how your organization will change the world or make life better for those in need. People want to know they’re giving their lives to something that’s genuinely significant.
- Be vulnerable. Admit your mistakes and be honest about your weaknesses.
- Be encouraging. Find ways to add value to everyone in the organization. Catch people doing something right and let them know about it. People want to feel valued by and valuable to their leader.
- Be fair. Ken Blanchard says, “There is nothing as unequal as the equal treatment of unequals.”
- Be trustworthy. Demonstrate high integrity in all you say and do.
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