DINA H . LOOMIS , DTM , AICI , FLC

“ No human being can motivate another human being . You can only give a person tools to learn how to motivate himself .

- Dr . Denis Waitley

Dina H . Loomis is the Global Ambassador of Persona Profiling Academy of America . You may send your inquiries on how you can become a certified persona coach to her personal email address : dinahloomis @ gmail . com or you can call her at tel . nos . 628-0740 / 41 or at mobile phone no . 0917-829-2623 . She can send you a free set of 10 videos with case studies of changed lives as soon as she receives your request .

The trouble with fear motivation is that its effect is only temporary . When the source of the fear is gone , the person will go back to his old ways .

Self-motivation is long lasting because it comes from the wellspring of a person ’ s inner desire to make something of himself and his life .

Why is motivation important ? The answer lies in the inherent preference of people to stick to familiar and comfortable traditions , which leads them to only make incremental process improvements and not cause any major upheavals . In this kind of environment , we become complacent , content , and blinded to other possibilities . Because the world is changing unpredictably at lightning speed , it will just be a matter of time before we face extinction . Just like having terminal cancer , we will not know how long we have to live .

Many of us will want to stay safe and make sure that we know where we ’ re going . We plan some changes and work the plan . However , this is simply “ kicking the can ” to another time and place . If we want to create a solid and better future , we must let go and reach for the unknown . We need transformation .

Transformed individuals are key to the survival of any organization . Change management is no longer enough . Unfortunately , change is often mistaken for transformation . Innovation , technology breakthrough , process improvement , and even reorganization are significant changes . Few changes , however , are truly transformational .

“ Transformation occurs when leaders create a vision for transformation and a system to continually question and challenge beliefs , assumptions , patterns , habits and paradigms with an aim of continually developing and applying management theory , through the lens of the system of profound knowledge . Transformation happens when people managing a system focus on creating a new future that has never existed before , and based on continual learning and a new mindset , take different actions than they have taken in the past .” - From “ Survival is Optional : Only Leaders with New Knowledge Can Lead the Transformation ” by Marcia Daszko and Sheila Sheinberg , PhD .

In the world of business , Lee Iaccoca is among the well-known successful transformational leaders , who had the uncanny ability to transform the ideals and attitudes of those surrounding him . Iaccoca took over as head of Chrysler Corporation when it was in a time of distress — the most important time for the emergence of a transformational leader , according to Bass ( 1998 ).

Iaccoca had a high level of interaction with a small group of people and , within Chrysler , created levels of organization that did not previously exist . This development of organizational levels was the beginning of the reinvention of the Chrysler corporate culture .

When Iaccoca asked everyone to take a 20 % salary cut to help Chrysler survive , the union leaders loudly complained . Iaccoca calmly replied that he would take a $ 1.00 salary per year . You can see from this example that transformational leadership involves several key factors : emotions , values , self-esteem , goals , and needs .

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are two other transformational leaders who have greatly influenced other successful business titans to give significant

20 PEOPLE MANAGER I January 2013