Inspiration is derived from the Latin word 'inspiratus' and inspirations are stimulating and elevating influences on the emotions or the intellect of an individual. In certain cases, the inspiration could even be a mystical influence or a divine influence, which prophets and apostles receive by the grace of a supernatural power. When such divine influence impacts an individual, that person would be able to receive divine truth and communicate it to others through speeches or writings.
The above companies and other organizations that have succeeded in their inspiration efforts internally and externally normally follow seven major principles as their basis to inspire their stakeholders. The first is authenticity when people perceive that the leader is teachable, vulnerable, and transparent. The second factor in inspiring others is affirmation, which could be defined as the willingness to openly express appreciation of the strengths or aspirations of others and validate them wholeheartedly.
John Locke, a philosopher of the eighteenth century proposed a human mind model, in which ideas resonate or associate with one another inside the mind. However, Sigmund Freud, the psychoanalyst of the early twentieth century stated that any inspiring act or activity occurred in the inner psyche of the person that has been inspired. Later, Carl Gustav Jung, the famous psychiatrist, suggested that an artist attuned to racial memory would become inspired, since such memory would encode the archetypes in human mind.
Modern psychology does not study inspiration as a separate subject but it is generally accepted as a complete internal mental process. Freud maintained that artists were inspired due to childhood trauma or other unresolved psychological conflicts. Other psychologists believe that it could come out from the subconscious directly.
The last factor is the most crucial in inspiration in a business environment. It is known as servant leadership, where the leader is willing to leverage the assets of the people involved with the company and influence them as a leader. The servant leader should advance the mission and vision of others without the expectation of any returned favors. If companies follow the above seven major drivers of inspiration, success would automatically follow them.
The above companies and other organizations that have succeeded in their inspiration efforts internally and externally normally follow seven major principles as their basis to inspire their stakeholders. The first is authenticity when people perceive that the leader is teachable, vulnerable, and transparent. The second factor in inspiring others is affirmation, which could be defined as the willingness to openly express appreciation of the strengths or aspirations of others and validate them wholeheartedly.
John Locke, a philosopher of the eighteenth century proposed a human mind model, in which ideas resonate or associate with one another inside the mind. However, Sigmund Freud, the psychoanalyst of the early twentieth century stated that any inspiring act or activity occurred in the inner psyche of the person that has been inspired. Later, Carl Gustav Jung, the famous psychiatrist, suggested that an artist attuned to racial memory would become inspired, since such memory would encode the archetypes in human mind.
Modern psychology does not study inspiration as a separate subject but it is generally accepted as a complete internal mental process. Freud maintained that artists were inspired due to childhood trauma or other unresolved psychological conflicts. Other psychologists believe that it could come out from the subconscious directly.
The last factor is the most crucial in inspiration in a business environment. It is known as servant leadership, where the leader is willing to leverage the assets of the people involved with the company and influence them as a leader. The servant leader should advance the mission and vision of others without the expectation of any returned favors. If companies follow the above seven major drivers of inspiration, success would automatically follow them.
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