Growing self-leaders: the role of motivating language
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 5 September 2016
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine how leader communication can help foster an employee’s ability to set and achieve goals and align these goals with organizationally relevant purposes.
Design/methodology/approach
To better understand this process, the authors use two well-supported theories – motivating language to provide a framework for understanding leader communication and self-leadership to examine employee goal setting.
Findings
Examining these two theories together has resulted in a practical, theory-based guide for how managers can use leader communication to improve workplace results.
Originality/value
This paper offers researchers a new lens through which to view workplace practices in organizations driven by innovation and knowledge management, and a framework for managers and consultants to develop methods for inspiring and guiding workers toward improved organizational performance.
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Citation
Mayfield, M. and Mayfield, J. (2016), "Growing self-leaders: the role of motivating language", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 30 No. 5, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-03-2016-0025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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