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Avoid Empty Expressions During a Recession |Leila's House of Corrections

Don't use trite phrase to keep your team motivated. If you find yourself giving your employees pep talks, sugarcoating what you say, or trying to inspire them with fluffy speeches, you need to examine new ways to provide hope and optimism. By being honest and realistic, you can give your employees tangible reasons to engage and be productive.

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Speaker: Leila Bulling-Towne, Executive Coach, The Bulling-Towne Group

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    Kindly make video to be audible to the hearing for proper review and better recommendation.

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Avoid Empty Expressions During a Recession |Leila's House of Corrections

Don't use trite phrase to keep your team motivated. If you find yourself giving your employees pep talks, sugarcoating what you say, or trying to inspire them with fluffy speeches, you need to examine new ways to provide hope and optimism. By being honest and realistic, you can give your employees tangible reasons to engage and be productive.

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 Come on, things can only get better! . . .  I mean, we still have jobs, right?   Let s stay focused!  Are you using these trite phrases to keep your team optimistic and motivated? If so, come on managers, it s time to learn how to avoid empty expressions.

Yes, times are tough and you do need to motivate people. However, using empty expressions to do so will not create lasting momentum. Here s what to steer clear of 

#1: Don t sugarcoat

There s a tendency, particularly during turbulent times, to suggest that things are going to be ok. The truth is you don t have control and you can t know what s going to happen. So don t gloss over bad news.  Prepare people by accurately describing what you are facing.

#2 No Cheerleading

When managers face their teams during tough times sometimes they turn to pep talks, rallying the troops with fighting talk like  go team, we re gonna fight back, we re gonna make it through .  People see through cheerleading.  This isn t what they re looking for, particularly when their jobs may be on the line. Be honest and realistic.

#3: Avoid fluff.

Motivate without giving a speech. Pick me up type talks fall down fast. This certainly isn t the time to hire inspirational speakers. Give employees tangible reasons to be engaged and be productive.  They need to understand how what they re doing contributes to the team, and the company s strategy.

Providing hope is a crucial skill right now. You need to be optimistic to lead your team. How this is done distinguishes part-time managers from full-time leaders. Strong leaders have an authentic optimism, believing that great ideas and passionate people succeed and thrive even during turbulent times. Instead of relying on empty expressions, deliver messages that are hopeful yet realistic.