Step into Leadership

Motivating & Inspiring

As a corporate or strategic leader you have a key role in developing a vision which inspires the people who use your organisation’s service, your workforce and, where appropriate, the community. Your leadership is important in creating a learning and performance culture in the organisation which motivates managers and staff to be the best they can be and inspires people who use the service and the community with the confidence to get involved. Your role will involve working in partnership with leaders in other organisations and your ability to motivate and inspire collaborative leadership is also key.

Motivating and inspiring includes:

• recognising, valuing and rewarding the contribution of people who use services and their carers, staff, managers, colleagues and partners
• modelling positive leadership behaviours which inspire enthusiasm and confidence in others.

Motivating & Inspiring Resources

• Drew Dudley, Everyday leadership A short, inspiring Ted Talk. It may help you to reflect on the lollipop moments in your life.
• Managing People A number of resources for Managing People are hosted on Good Practice for leaders and managers . Topics covered include motivation and giving and receiving feedback. Registration or an Athens username is needed – but if you work in Social Services and don’t already have one, you can request one from Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS).
• Learning Organisations: A self-assessment resource pack Developing a learning culture.
• John Kotter: the power of influenceDr Kotter explains why influence is more important today than ever
• Open University ethical organisations unit (free) Stresses the importance of investing in human capital and developing ethical organisations.
• Employee engagement and motivation A CIPD factsheet on understanding the concept of employee engagement and how to build an engaged and motivated workforce.