As I travel around the country speaking to audiences, I frequently am asked the pressing question, "How do I motivate my followers?" The question, of course, is an important one. But, an equally important question and one which often goes unasked is, "Am I presently doing something that would demotivate my followers?" I certainly hope you are not "shooting yourself in the foot" by doing something that eventually proves to be demotivational. But, we must recognize that the possibility does exist.
Here are seven sure-fire ways to quench the motivational fire that burns within your followers.
Demotivator # 1: Laugh at their ideas.
Demotivator # 2: Take credit for their ideas.
Demotivator # 3: Give credit to the wrong person(s).
Demotivator # 4: Give responsibility, but no authority.
Demotivator # 5: Do not inform others of the follower's authority.
Demotivator # 6: Withhold praise.
Demotivator # 7: Publicly criticize them.
Each of the seven demotivators listed above play themselves out in organizational settings every day. Are you guilty of one or more of them? If so, are you ready to do what is necessary to remove the motivational obstacle that you admittedly have created? Do the right thing for you and your followers!
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