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“I” To “We”-Actions That Inspire Outstanding
Performance Individuals will more willingly embrace organizational goals when they see the common purpose of pursuing those goals. This happens when you create LINKS between the Organizational needs, expectations, and wants (NEW) you have as a Leader and those that Followers have. Use these 15-minute strategies to highlight the mutual benefits of achieving goals. 1. Identify one organizational need, expectation, or want you have from the following list of Contribution items: · Achieve goals 2. Identify one organizational need, expectation, or want you have from the following list of Performance items: · Accuracy 3. Identify one organizational need, expectation, or want you have from the following list of Results items: · Organizational growth 4. Identify one action you can take to satisfy a follower need, expectation, or want under the following list of Collaboration Items: · Make the job fun 5. Identify one action you can take to satisfy a follower need, expectation, or want under the following list of Practice Items: · Make work exciting and challenging 6. Identify one action you can take to satisfy a follower need, expectation, or want under the following list of Reward Items: · Better pay 7. Identify how the achievement of one Contribution Item will allow for the achievement of one Collaboration, Practice, or Reward Item. 8. Identify how the achievement of one Performance Item will allow for the achievement of one Collaboration, Practice, or Reward Item. 9. Identify how the achievement of one Result Item will allow for the achievement of one Collaboration, Practice, or Reward Item. 10. Identify how the achievement of one Collaboration Item will allow for the achievement of one Contribution, Performance, or Result Item. 11. Identify how the achievement of one Practice Item will allow for the achievement of one Contribution, Performance, or Result Item. 12. Identify how the achievement of one Reward Item will allow for the achievement of one Contribution, Performance, or Result Item. 13. Convene a meeting with your project/staff members and provide an update by only using phrases such as “we,” “us,” and “our.” 14. Identify one need, expectation, or want for someone you are working on a project with. 15. Identify one question you might ask someone you are working with to determine their needs, expectations, or wants. 16. Create a list of five needs, expectations, or wants you usually have as a Leader. 17. Create a list of five needs, expectations, or wants you usually have as a follower. 18. Create a list of five needs, expectations, or wants that your followers usually have. 19. Create a connection between each of these five needs, expectations, or wants as a leader and the five needs, expectations, or wants your followers usually have. For example: · “What types of tasks (Organizational/Leader
NEW) are most meaningful (Followers NEW) to you? 20.
Develop a list of the common needs, expectations, or wants that
exist between you and your followers. For instance, an organizational
AND individual need, expectation, or want might include “Achieving
Goals.” ~~<<>>~~ PERMISSION TO REPRINT: Articles, Tips, and Tools can be reprinted in company newsletters or magazines. If placed electronically, a Live Link to Dr. Brown's website must be included. Please use the following credit for every item: Dr. Barbara Brown shows organizations how to use High-Performance Leadership to create the kind of links among people, goals & performance that produce positive results. For more tips, visit: www.DrBarbaraBrown.com or email: Barbara@DrBarbaraBrown.com.
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