• "Business Leaders Must Inspire Employees Who Remain After Layoffs to find their own, individual purposes in their work— beyond just keeping their jobs and earning a paycheck," says Bates, also president and CEO of Bates Communications. "However, before leaders can motivate others, they need to discover their own purposes, and be inspired themselves, so they can communicate their mission to employees in a clear and powerful way, and connect them to the same purpose."
• According to "Motivate Like a CEO," steps for executives to become chief motivating officers for their organizations include: "formulating a personal vision and purpose for yourself and your organization; becoming passionate about it, so you can inspire others and bring them on board; sharing your excitement and clearly communicating it to all employees; encouraging employees to find their own, individual purposes in performing their jobs; helping employees see how they can make a difference in their daily work lives; and working together with employees at all management levels, so organizational and individual goals are complementary and can be readily realized."
• "Companies that have downsized—particularly those that have eliminated many jobs, closed businesses, and undergone restructurings and reorganizations—may have a different purpose and mission than before," she says. "If so, the new purpose must be forcefully communicated and shared, so it is well-known throughout the organization."
• Chief Motivating Officers Need to Help Others Find their Own, Individual Purposes—missions that employees consider personally fulfilling and rewarding, and which will get layoff "survivors" back into their jobs and acting as team members. "People want to make a difference. They want their leaders to provide a context for their work, and a purpose for their everyday contributions. When employees are engaged in activities they believe make a difference, it motivates them and stimulates their passion and creativity," says Bates. "So chief motivating officers must inspire people and enable them to connect with their own sense of purpose."
• "Business Leaders Can't be Too Busy 'Doing' to Lead. Employees know what is needed from a leader and typically will express dissatisfaction when something is missing," says Bates. "As a leader, you must believe in your heart that the people who work with you are truly in it for something bigger than themselves. Then you must be able to communicate in a way that respects their desire to make a difference."
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