Jonathan Rojas - Creating a Positive Cando Culture - Module4

[jonrojas]

Staff morale is held together by many different factors that start from the top and work their way down. Starting from the why is a great position to start from when it comes to building morale. Effective Communication is key in keeping those around you motivated. Once you communicate why they are doing the job, they can start to work their way through the how and the what. The why encompasses the vision and that vision will be the fuel that will keep those around you motivated. This also starts the foundation for empowering those around you. Making sure that those working under you feel like they are in an environment that encourages progress is important. You can use that environment to constantly push a can-do attitude and keep your team working towards the best iteration of themselves.


Once the foundation for effective communication has been laid down, you can start to lead by example. I think that employees seeing their leaders motivated will help keep them motivated as well. I cannot expect those under me to be passionate about what they do if they don’t see my passion fueling my goal. I would strive to start in the why with them so we can reach the what together. This all works towards the vision that is realized and shared through the leader. Morale isn’t lifted by just one trait or one action but achieved through many small actions and good leadership traits. This is something that would have to be worked on daily and I think as a leader it is important to have perspective. This will help to support your team when they are frustrated or confused. The term ‘on mission’ was used in our recent class content and it fits perfectly here. Keeping that perspective helps to make sure that everyone is on mission and working towards the same goal.


Morale is something that needs to be maintained and a leader with the right tool kit can help morale grow and flourish. Keeping perspective, effectively communication, spreading the vision, and empowering others are what I think creates an environment that cultivates morale.

[kwashburn]

Hi Jon,

I think you make some good points here and are on track about the elements that you feel build and maintain staff morale, but I think the article is lacking content that really grabs a reader and pulls them in. Your article came across very matter of fact and more so told people what they should do as opposed to selling them on it.


To create a more attention-grabbing article I would recommend giving your article a catchy title and a strong lead in sentence that really grabs the reader and makes them want to read and learn more. This is what writers of articles try to do. Think about an article that stood out to you in a magazine or newspaper. I also think your article would have been more powerful had you offered some specific examples to drive your points home. This is always helpful and provides the reader with a picture and better understanding of the concepts.


Again, the concepts you talk about are key in building staff morale and I like that you incorporated elements that we learned throughout this module, but I think there were some key components missing to make the article one that really pulls a reader in and sells them on it. Writing an article is not an easy task and you made a good first attempt.

Looking forward to hearing your pitch in class tomorrow!

[paulwickson]

Hi Jon,

Thanks for your post here. As we discussed I think some context and specific examples will help to provide some depth to your article. As Kelly has said you do pick up on some important learnings from this module but I would like to hear in the oral presentation how you are able to make this a bit more authentic by providing examples so that we can see a bit more of your personality in your presentation. Thanks.