Fierce Tip of the Week: Avoid Scare Tactics

As a leader, motivating your employees to be their best can require discipline. It can take many conversations to find ways that will inspire all of the members of the group. In place of having these conversations, sometimes leaders can make the mistake of resorting to scare tactics to motivate.

Don’t do this.

This week’s Fierce Tip encourages leaders to have the conversation with those they lead and find out what inspires them. Doing this, instead of resorting to fear-based methods, builds trust and helps create the relationships necessary to have full commitment.

Fear might get you the short-term outcomes you want. However, in the long run, if you do not have the relationships and strong communication with your employees – they will lose momentum, and you will be right back where you started.