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Getting back on the fast track with pride
Author(s) -
Khan Zia,
Katzenbach Jon
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
leader to leader
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5355
pISSN - 1087-8149
DOI - 10.1002/ltl.439
Subject(s) - pride , exploit , key (lock) , track (disk drive) , power (physics) , focus (optics) , work (physics) , public relations , sociology , political science , computer science , computer security , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , quantum mechanics , operating system
“The good news is that leaders don't necessarily need money to motivate,” Zia Khan and Jon Katzenbach write. “If they look beyond formal rewards and focus on people's sense of pride in their day‐to‐day work, they can tap into a vast reserve of motivational potential.” The key to tapping the power of pride lies not in the structures and systems of the formal organization, they say, but in stories and customs that shape the informal organization. The authors offer four key steps leaders can use to mobilize the informal organization to support change, accelerate economic recovery, and exploit the new opportunities.