Leadership and Motivation The fifty-fifty rule and the eight key principles of motivating others

"One of the foremost thinkers on leadership" Sir John Harvey-Jones LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION The fifty-fifty rule and the eight key principles of motivating others JOHN ADAIR FRONT FLAP There is no doubt that people who are well motivated perform better than those who are not. Good, positive motivation can create, maintain and improve the performance of any team. Successful leaders and managers must develop motivational skills and an understanding of motivation is essential. Leadership and Motivation, by acknowledged expert John Adair, explores the subject of motivation in depth. First, he argues that it is only by understanding the needs that drive motivation that you can really inspire your colleagues. He then reassesses the theories of Herzberg and Maslow, major contributors to our understanding of motivation, and offers his own general theory of motivation: the fifty-fifty rule. Finally, he puts his thoughts into a practical context, and identifies the eight key principles of motivating others. Motivation increases efficiency, effectiveness and productivity and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how to inspire, and offers you some practical ways in which you can better motivate yourself and others. REAR COVER "John Adair is the first professor of Leadership Studies in the world and he remains the most distinguished figure in the field." The Sunday Times "John Adair is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on leadership in the world." Sir John Harvey-Jones "Authoritative and wise." Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of Southern California John Adair has transformed the understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Here he explores the nature of motivation, individual needs and how they relate to the key tasks facing leaders and managers. In Leadership and Motivation John Adair also puts forward his own theory of motivation the fifty-fifty rule and then identifies the eight key principles for motivating others. Thought provoking and written for those leaders who wish to work with the grain of human nature and not against it, Leadership and Motivation is a vital addition to the debate on leadership from a true world-renowned authority. REAR FLAP John Adair is internationally acknowledged as an authority on leadership. The world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. An effective speaker with a valuable message, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have transformed the debate as to what effective leadership is all about. John has received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award, and the China Executive Leadership Academy in Shanghai has recently made him its first Honorary Professor of Leadership. He is the author of over 50 books and articles, now in 25 languages, on leadership and management development, including Not Bosses But Leaders, How to Grow Leaders, Leadership Skills and The Inspirational Leader, all published by Kogan Page. He continues to write and teachAdair, John is the author of 'Leadership and Motivation The fifty-fifty rule and the eight key principles of motivating others', published 2007 under ISBN 9780749447984 and ISBN 0749447982.