We all Love people who inspires us; but have you ever thought what it takes to become an inspiring person yourself. How can you become an Inspirational Leader?
True Leadership is all about Inspiring & empowering people to boost their self-esteem where they start believing in themselves to contribute to the best of their capability which further transform the business and take the organization to the next level of growth & Success.
Hiring best people and having them in your team is one part. But the bigger question is how to inspires & empower those People you hire to deliver better result for the organization and help them become future business leader.
In my research and experience in understanding human design and observation as a Life and Leadership Coach the answer is very simple and there is only two way you can inspire and empower any people in this world.
✅ Either you add value in the life of the people or
✅ You resolve challenges in their life, job, career, relationship and business.
And to do these two things you do not required to be a titled Leader all of us can do this.
But this is only possible if you are a truly transformed business-leader; who “operates from oneself being a leader to further empower people to transform their life to take the business and organization to the next level of growth and success.
If you are a true Leader, People start feeling Inspired just being with you.
And when you inspire and empower others: ⭐️People start believing you as a Leader⭐️
07 distinguish way to inspire others:
One thing which is very unique about inspiration is that while inspiring other, you have the opportunity to experience of getting inspired at the same moment. And who doesn’t want to be happy and being inspired always. So, the key is to learn how to inspire others?
Bases on my research in people transformation, life and leadership coaching; Here is seven distinguish way you can inspire anyone in your life or at your organization. And if you are a Leader, you must know how to inspire others.
1. Discover your Passion & oneself:
Unless you know what inspires you, how you can be inspired other? Only an inspired person and leader can inspire and transform others. And for this, it is very important to know what inspires you. And to know this you need to discover your oneself and your passion. Once you discover and understand your real personality and passion; you can create your own future based on your passion to be inspired and fulfilled with whatever you do in your life and career.
And only a fulfilled and inspired person can inspire, empower and transform others.
2. Be Empathetic:
As per research around 90% employee believes that an empathetic leader inspires people more to produce better result through higher engagement and job satisfaction. A fair and transparent leader inspire positive change and better productivity. It is very important for the employees to experience the care you take as a Leader for them.
3. Recognition & Positive feedback:
Sometime people feel burnout and down with anxiety and stress and starts losing confidence in themselves. At that moment giving some positive feedback, recognizing their past performance and acknowledging their worth can empower and transform people to not only come out from this depressing situation, but to feel inspired and be ready for better performance.
4. Having Integrity:
Integrity is the true capability of a Leader to be true and authentic even in the adverse and unfavorable situations.
Your integrity as a leader being consistent with your values, actions, words, and treatment of others inspires people more than anything else in the organization. As you become a role model for them.
5. Set clear goal for self and the team:
It takes lots of dedicated hard work and self-discipline to achieve induvial and corporate goals in the organization. An inspirational leader always sets a clear SMART goal for self and the team in the organization which can be challenging, stretchable but achievable.
6. Challenge people and accept challenge:
Sometimes it is very difficult to accept challenge which can create discomfort as a leader. But research says that challenging situation and work helps you keeping your mind sharp and inspired and it also creates some very important skills like brainstorming and creative thinking. So, as a true leader you should challenge your people and ready to accept challenges from them.
7. Practice Gratitude:
When you practice gratitude, it becomes easier for others to also practice gratitude in reflection. Gratitude works as a catalyst for positive change and inspiration. In Difficult situation as a Leader you can stand, support, nourish and serve for your people in your life and organization and there can’t be better gratitude than this. An attitude of appreciation for the people and things in life that you hold dear is something that can inspire others to do the same.
Inspiring others is the capability of all great leaders
Having the capability to inspire others is one of the very important personalities of a great leader. An inspired leader encourages everyone around them to create a purposeful life, career, business and relationship with the people in their world and lead a more fulfilling life.
Discovering your oneself and passion to inspire self and other is a big step in this direction which can be learned over a period of time while being a leader and empowering others.
But some time it takes a special person to know how to be the inspiration to others by discovering your oneself and here you need a coach who can take you through with the process of self-awareness and discovery to know yourself better.
And if you are looking to become a more inspirational leader or a leadership coach (MCC)? Request a custom demo and our team will guide you to learn how India Coaching Federation (ICF) coaches can inspire you to become an inspirational person yourself.