Comments on: What Can We Learn About Motivation from a Tornado? http://managingwriters.com/2008/05/28/what-can-we-learn-about-motivation-from-a-tornado/ A Real-World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:41:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bennet Simonton http://managingwriters.com/2008/05/28/what-can-we-learn-about-motivation-from-a-tornado/#comment-63 Bennet Simonton Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:31:54 +0000 http://rlhamilton.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-63 You have that right about motivation being internal. And since it is, the only way to gain someone else's commitment is to allow that person the unleash their own motivation. How? That is the easy part. Treat them with great respect by carefully listening to them and helping them in any way they say they need. Only in this environment will people unleash their full potential of creativity, innovation, productivity, motivation and commitment. This applies to business or any pursuit such as tornado disaster relief. Best regards, Ben Author "Leading People to be Highly Motivated and Committed" You have that right about motivation being internal. And since it is, the only way to gain someone else’s commitment is to allow that person the unleash their own motivation.

How? That is the easy part. Treat them with great respect by carefully listening to them and helping them in any way they say they need. Only in this environment will people unleash their full potential of creativity, innovation, productivity, motivation and commitment. This applies to business or any pursuit such as tornado disaster relief.

Best regards, Ben
Author “Leading People to be Highly Motivated and Committed”

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