This document is a presentation about leadership and motivation. It discusses virtues of leadership, whether leaders are born or made, and how to learn leadership skills. It emphasizes motivating employees through exceeding standards, encouraging initiative, and being equitable. The presentation warns against humiliating employees, shifting blame, and dwelling on mistakes. Overall, it provides guidance on building team inspiration and discovering leadership potential through motivation.

1. Emerge as a Great Leader
Motivational Words
for Managers and Leaders
Training – Marketing – Consulting
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2. Presented by
John DeGaetano
Certified Business Advisor

3. The following presentation includes words to
inspire you.
As a manager and leader you are constantly
challenged with tough decisions, so following
through on those decisions and learning from
mistakes is the main component of…
a great leader.

4. Please Note
This presentation is designed for you to view the
information at a reasonable pace and at the
same time give you a chance to take notes of
inspiration that may apply to your specific
business or job title.
Please pause the video if you need more time for
discussion.

5. What are the virtues
of a true leader?
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6. Are leaders
born or made?
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7. Can you learn
to be a leader?
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8. There are those who look at
things the way they are, and
ask why... I dream of things
that never were, and ask why
not?
Robert
Kennedy
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9. The best executive is the one
who has sense enough to
pick good men to do what he
wants done, and self-restraint
to keep from meddling with
them while they do it.
Theodore Roosevelt
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10. But… to motivate as a great
manager and leader - is it
more than just “picking good
men or women” to get the job
done?
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11. Your Thoughts
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12. Discover Your
Leadership Potential
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13. A Closer Look
Whether you are a small time
entrepreneur, department manager
or the CEO of a large corporation,
you cannot escape the daily
challenges of business.
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14. You may be equipped with adequate
resources, but without determination
and drive… “the motivation” - you will
not be able to take on new
challenges or build on existing ones.
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15. This image is a mosaic of employees within a company. Although we can’t see exactly what
they’re doing in each individual frame, their change in outcomes or image can change the
entire landscape of the overall company picture.
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17. Motivation is the art of getting
people to do what you want
them to do because they want
to do it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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18. Start Here…
Building
Team
Inspiration
Desired Team
Results Inspired
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19. Group Breakout Session
Leaders You Admire
 Objective - Find leadership characteristics through personal
experience. Split into groups.
 Activity - Share a story about the best or most influential leader
you have encountered. Identify leadership characteristics by
asking the question: “What was it that made this person such an
effective leader?” Then as a group, identify the traits that all the
leaders seemed to share.
 Discussion - List common characteristics and what makes a
good leader? What about the worst leaders you have
encountered?
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20. The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards
they set for themselves.
Ray Kroc
Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will
come from miles to watch your burn.
John Wesley
Success is going from failure to failure without
losing your enthusiasm.
Abraham Lincoln
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21. Definitions
Motivation - is the set of reasons that
determines one to engage in a
particular behavior.
Goals - an objective or projected state
of affairs that a person or a system
plans or intends to achieve—a
personal or organizational desired
end-point in some sort of assumed
development.
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22. In the end, all business operations can be
reduced to three words: people, product
and profits. Unless you've got a good team,
you can't do much with the other two
Lee Iacocca
Motivate them, train them, care about them,
and make winners out of them... they'll treat
the customers right. And if customers are
treated right, they'll come back.
J. Marriott Jr.
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23. Business
Operations
People Product Profits
Motivated If your staff is
motivated… then, they
become easy to train
and easy to coach…
Train
Coach
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24. Leadership Do's and Don'ts
If you aspire to be a great leader, here are a few things
that you should be aware of… for in a growing
company many will look to you for guidance.
If leadership doesn't come naturally for you, then you’ll
need to get up to speed on a few basic do's and don'ts
to effectively tackle issues.
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25. The “Do’s”
Building Your
Leadership Skills
Exceed Your Model Creativity
Own Standards & Risk-taking
Encourage Be Equitable
Initiative
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26. Overview of Do’s and Don’ts
Do . . . Exceed Your Own Standards
Most leaders set high standards for their employees. But
successful leaders personally exceed the standards they set
for others. If you give your employees reason to question your
willingness or ability to abide by the standards you have set for
them, their confidence in your leadership skills will plummet
and your business could be in jeopardy.
Do . . . Model Creativity & Risk-taking
Leaders model the behaviors they want to see in their
employees. Creativity and risk-taking are critical qualities in a
growing business, but your employees will be hesitant to apply
them until they see you engaging in them first.
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27. Overview of Do’s and Don’ts
Do . . . Encourage Initiative
Effective leaders encourage initiative in others. If your
employees don't feel as though they have your permission to
take the initiative from time to time – they won't. And before
long, you will find yourself pigeon-holed into the role of a micro-
manager rather than a true leader.
Do . . . Be Equitable
As the company's owner, you have to maintain equity in your
dealings with employees and clients. However, being equitable
doesn't mean that everyone has the same responsibilities or
receives the same rewards. It simply means that rewards
should be based on performance and level of responsibility
rather than who tells the best jokes in the lunch room.
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28. With Do’s… get to the point immediately;
Keep it interesting and be specific
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29. Don’ts
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30. Overview of Do’s and Don’ts
Don't . . . Play Armchair Quarterback
If you're looking for a way to frustrate your employees, don't
offer them any advice about how to complete a task and then
criticize their approach after the fact. No one likes an armchair
quarterback, so unless the outcome is unacceptable, try to
resist the urge to tell employees how you would have done it
differently.
Don't . . . Humiliate Employees in Public
Leaders carry the responsibility of enforcing discipline and
holding employees accountable for their mistakes. But when
it's time to discuss difficult issues with an employee, do
yourself a favor and make sure the conversation happens
behind closed doors. In addition to degrading both you and
your employee, public humiliation undermines morale and
reflects poorly on your leadership skills.
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31. Overview of Do’s and Don’ts
Don't . . . Shift Blame for Your Mistakes
Some leaders refuse to accept responsibility for their mistakes
because they believe it is a sign of weakness. But that's a big
mistake. The strongest leaders are those who admit their
mistakes instead of shifting blame to others, and in so doing,
earn the respect of their employees.
Don't . . . Dwell on Mistakes
Mistakes are not usually a reflection of poor leadership ability.
But the inability to get past your employees mistakes . . . That's
a different story. Address mistakes, talk about how to avoid
them next time, and move on. Constant reminders about past
failures discourage employees and make it difficult for them to
see how they can redeem themselves going forward.
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32. Patience, persistence and
perspiration make an unbeatable
combination for success.
Napoleon Hill
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33. On Business
Just the opposite of this image…
The only way to know how customers view your business
is to hear their experiences, speak their language and look
at it through their eyes.
John DeGaetano
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34. On Business
The Key to Success is…
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35. is building…
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36. …and working together!
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37. so there you have it…

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