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Are You an Inspirational Leader?

2025/3/11
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Alison Beard: 本期节目探讨了如何激励他人并促使他们为共同目标努力。Adam Galinsky教授的研究表明,鼓舞人心的领导力包含三个关键要素:远见、以身作则和指导。这些要素在各个行业和地区都适用,并且任何人都可以通过改进这三个方面来提升自身的领导力。 Adam Galinsky: 我通过对全球各地人们关于鼓舞人心和令人愤怒的领导者的描述进行定性分析,发现了定义这两种类型领导者的特征集。鼓舞人心的领导者通常具有乐观、基于价值观的远见,并能够以清晰、生动和反复强调的方式进行沟通。他们以身作则,展现出人们渴望的品质,例如力量、能力和才华。同时,他们也扮演着导师的角色,帮助他人成长,提升他们的归属感和价值感。令人愤怒的领导者则恰恰相反,他们缺乏远见、以身作则和指导,这会导致团队成员的愤怒和不满。 此外,我发现这三种要素同等重要,关键在于满足下属当下所需。在不确定时期,有效的沟通尤为重要,因为人们需要了解方向和获得安全感。即使是那些在远见和能力方面表现出色的人,如果在指导方面做得不好,也会令人愤怒。因此,领导者需要关注团队成员的需求,并根据实际情况调整自己的领导方式。 最后,定期反思自己的行为,分析哪些行为带来鼓舞人心和令人愤怒的结果,并改进不足之处,这对于提升领导力至关重要。我们可以通过价值观反思、借助技术和重复练习来培养远见卓识;通过展现冷静、勇气和热情来以身作则;通过赞扬、肯定和赋能来进行有效的指导。 Adam Galinsky: 鼓舞人心的领导力并非天生,它可以通过后天学习和培养获得。我研究发现,鼓舞人心的领导者通常具备三个关键要素:远见、以身作则和指导。远见是指对未来的乐观且基于价值观的展望,其表达方式应简洁易懂、生动形象并反复强调。以身作则是指领导者通过自身的行为和品质来影响他人,展现出人们渴望的力量、能力和才华。指导是指领导者通过帮助他人成长,提升他们的归属感和价值感来激励他们。这三个要素满足了人们对意义、安全感、归属感和被重视的需求。令人愤怒的领导者则恰恰相反,他们缺乏远见、以身作则和指导,这会导致团队成员的愤怒和不满。 领导者可以通过反思自己的行为,分析哪些行为带来鼓舞人心和令人愤怒的结果,并改进不足之处来提升领导力。我们可以通过价值观反思、借助技术和重复练习来培养远见卓识;通过展现冷静、勇气和热情来以身作则;通过赞扬、肯定和赋能来进行有效的指导。重要的是,领导者要关注团队成员的需求,并根据实际情况调整自己的领导方式。即使在做出了正确的决定之后,结果也可能不如预期,关键在于如何应对这些挑战。作为领导者,我们应该帮助团队成员在远见、以身作则和指导三个方面提升能力,并鼓励他们互相激励和支持。

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This chapter explores the key attributes that make a leader inspirational. Research reveals that vision, setting an example, and mentoring are crucial elements, applicable across cultures and industries. The chapter details how each element contributes to inspirational leadership.
  • Vision involves an optimistic, values-based view of the future, communicated simply, vividly, and repeatedly.
  • Leading by example involves portraying strength, competence, or brilliance, fulfilling the human need for protection and energy.
  • Mentoring addresses the human needs of belonging and status, involving empowerment, recognition, and shared success.

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What does it take to really energize people and motivate them toward a goal?  Inspirational leadership might seem idiosyncratic and hard to quantify, but, according to Adam Galinsky, professor at Columbia Business School, it involves three key elements: having a vision, setting an example, and mentoring. His research shows this is true across industries and geographies, and he offers advice on how to improve in each area. He's author of the book Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others as well as the HBR article “What Sets Inspirational Leaders Apart”.