Hire People Who Have Empowered Themselves

By Dr. Denis Waitley

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Give Jobs to the Internally Motivated
An inner drive for excellence motivates you always to be the best you possibly can in whatever you do. Leaders and managers should take special note here. They must be careful in their use of external motivators -- money, perks, prestigious offices and titles -- in trying to inspire their team members and employees. Enduring motivation must always come ultimately from within the individual.

That's why empowerment and vision are so crucial to team performance and quality. Their power and their vision, not those of the leader, must compel team members. Interviewing potential members, you should look for internally motivated individuals who hold their work important for its own sake, who love their field or their industry, who seek the exhilaration of testing their limits and contributing to the world. Be wary if they show more interest in your compensation package than in their contribution package.

© 2007 by Denis Waitley
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