Key ingredients to motivate employees, per Dan Pink: autonomy, mastery, and purpose [Source: Huffington Post]
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In The Wisdom of Psychopaths, research psychologist Kevin Dutton highlights some psychopathic qualities which are frequently billed as essential to corporate leadership, e.g.: Persuasiveness Beguiling charm Focus under pressure In stressful situations, most people become agitated. Psychopaths, however, tend to calm during “moments of heightened tension.” This emotional self-control may be one of the enviable [...] This contradicts my experience, but nonetheless intrigued (and inspired hope): “Men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant and, in some cases, to have greater leadership potential than those with longer locks or with thinning hair, according to a recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.” From, “Study shows [...] A Kellogg School of Management study underscores that the more flattery we receive, the more we allow our self-impressions to be inflated. According to this study, this holds true for CEOs and constitutes “the Icarus Paradox:” “’What we are saying,’” Stern explains, ‘is that with CEO status, the greater the status, the more flattery and [...] Women are not promoted as frequently or as far as men are. How much of this is attributable to circumstance, prejudice, or women’s preference? “Women who are offered promotions ‘generally feel they need to know 80% to 90% of their current job before they feel ready to step up into a new role,’ she says. [...] “According to a team of researchers led by the Wharton management professor Adam Grant, introverted leaders typically deliver better outcomes than extroverts.” This, from a neat case for recruiting introverts to your team, written by Susan Cain who recently published a book on the topic and has been highlighted by TED, et al. Moral: If you know everything going on in your team, you are an obstacle – and you’re likely taking up valuable time which your team could be spending on producing in a more innovative way or at a higher quality, but instead they’re reporting on the humdrum to you. Excerpt: “Do [you] know everything happening [...] Moral: Indicate you value others’ time by not holding meetings which are mostly or entirely for your benefit. “Go through your calendar. If you find a group meeting that is solely for your benefit, cancel it. This will signal to your team members that you value their time and that they should value it, too. [...] Leadership is a performance art – one which requires deep commitment and daily practice. Back in November of 2009, I recounted my befuddlement by the perspective that al Qaeda is inherently weak because it utilizes a strategy of ‘leaderless resistance.’ The government advisor who expressed this view seemed to think that because al Qaeda cells did not have leaders following the Great Man archetype, boldly marching on the field [...] |
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