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100 Ways to Motivate Others
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100 Ways to Motivate Others

by Chandler Steve
October 2012
Beginner
256 pages
4h 13m
English
Career Press
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90. Become Conscious

A boss creates fear, a leader, confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.

—Russell H. Ewing, author

If I’m an unconscious manager, can I be taught to be a true leader?

Of course I can. If you are going to turn me into a true leader, you begin by making what is unconscious (my commitments and operating principles as a leader) become conscious and clear. That’s step one. That process is as simple as teaching me how to use a computer program.

Perhaps you hold a leadership meeting and state very clearly why and how you intend to lead. You make everything clear. If there are other leaders in the room, even leaders ...

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ISBN: 9781601632432