Mighty Good Work

GUEST: Dan Ralphs www.thedreamblog.com Twitter: @dreamtolead https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ralphs/ HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CONVERSATION:   You can’t teach another person anything they don’t want to learn. They have to choose to learn it. If you can’t motivate people to choose to learn and grow, you won’t be very successful as a teacher… or as a leader.   There’s a magic lever you can use to awaken that intrinsic motivation. It’s the question, “What’s the future for you? I’m an advocate for you.” Give them ownership of their future.   We’re afraid of letting our people define success for themselves. We can trust our employees a lot more than we do to define an ambitious success outcome.   People can and will be able to create a balance and synthesis of self-interest and company-interest. They can comprehend the interdependence.   As a leader, ask yourself… Do I diminish or increase those who report to me? Do you think of them as being as capable, well-intentioned, and hard-working as you are? If not, how does y