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Stop Imparting and Start Inspiring

Many training courses tout themselves as having the latest ideas, strategies and thinking that will put you ahead of your peers.  Some of them are conducted by gurus who claimed to be able to 'give us 8 hours and we'll change you'.  Sounds pretty impressive! 

 We know that having more knowledge will not make you more successful.  Because if this is so, why are the professors not among the top earners in our society?  In fact talking to people from all walks of life reveal that we're living in an over-information age: people are now being immobilized with too much information.  

 It is apparent that what move people is not more information but inspiration.  Inspiration is getting people to do what they want to do because they want to do it.  When you are inspired to do things, you do it even when there is no reward and no punishment for not doing it.  That is true inspiration.

 Do not confuse inspiration with creativity and innovation, for inspiration is just having internal push and may not result in a new creation or innovation.  The following are the top 5 ways that leaders can inspire their people:
  1. Empowering Vision that pulls people forward
  2. Clear Lines of Vision between the Organization's goals and the Individual's goals
  3. Strong sense of purpose: service to others is the highest purpose
  4. Strong sense of Fairness in the Distribution of Rewards
  5. Validation of people's worth and contribution to the organization
In short, if you as a leader are not inspiring people, you are perspiring people and soon they will be expired.  Inspiration is not just talk but action, so get into action and inspire your people to greater heights!

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