Inspire- What’s in a Word?
Inspire- to arouse the mind to special or unusual activity and creativity
As a leader, when you are prepared to direct your team, make sure you take the time to inspire them and not talk-down to them. Leaders inspire. Look at the word ‘inspire’. The humanityquest.com breaks down the etymology of the word like this: In + Spirare – to breathe, conveying the idea of motion or direction.
To direct with your breath- to breathe into someone a direction. We as humans make a huge deal about our breath. About someone’s last breath, wasting our breath or a breath of fresh air… As leaders, we should understand that every breath we give to our team should be about direction-INSPIRATION.
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Just remember the next time you are talking to a team member or your group and you need to provide direction or criticism, be inspirational not someone’s dad. We all have fathers and mothers. No one ever succeeded in life because of what their folks told them- it was how their parents inspired them, nurtured them and lead them by example.
About Andrew Moore
Andrew has 10 years of IT experience – including 5 years of successful and profitable process development and business management through mastery of technology, compilation of industry research, and a keen knowledge of corporate goals.
Through his work at ERGOS, Andrew effectively utilizes information systems and personnel to develop and document fundamental processes to increase profitabilty, customer satisfaction, employee retention, and opportunity for company growth. Andrew participates actively in the formation of detailed business strategies including budgets, remediation reports, profit and process analysis.
Through his work with his team, Andrew has demonstrated successful process development through the ongoing creation and maintenance of training programs including new hire, business workflow, and technical process training.
Andrew's goals are to drive high levels of employee satisfaction through the development of structured feedback, flexible work hours and increased focus on employee needs. Happy employees create happy clietnts.
So true! I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thanks!