Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others

John Adair

Kogan Page Publishers, Feb 3, 2009 - Business & Economics - 160 pages

John Adair has transformed our 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 - good, positive motivation can create, maintain and improve the performance of any team.

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.

Motivation increases efficiency and productivity - and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how to inspire others, and offers you some practical ways to motivate yourself and others to achieve.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• PART 1 Leadership and Motivation: 5
• 01 Functional Leadership: 7
• 02 ActionCentred Leadership: 19
• 03 The FiftyFifty Rule: 37
• PART 2 Maslow and Herzberg: 45
• 04 Maslows Hierarchyof Needs: 47
• 05 The Application of Maslows Ideas in Industry: 59
• 06 Herzbergs Motivation Hygiene Theory: 69
• The Eight Principles of Motivation: 87
• 07 A Framework for Motivation: 89
• 08 Parting Reflections Towards a New Theory of Motivation: 115
• Notes: 117
• Further Reading: 123
• Index: 131

About the author

John Adair is the world's leading authority on leadership and leadership development. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programmes he pioneered, and he advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. John is the author of over 50 books, including the leadership classic Not Bosses But Leaders, (also published by Kogan Page), and he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his vision of leadership.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others; The John Adair Leadership Library
• Author: John Adair
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers, 2009
• ISBN: 0749460105, 9780749460105
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management; Business & Economics / Leadership; Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior