in business and has a few key ingredients which are in line with most other motivational theories (Blanchard and Muchnick, 2003). To motivate employees they begins by demanding integrity of the leaders, laying the foundations for trust and respect (41). They believes a leader needs to harvest the potential of his team and make people feel needed by affirmation of their contributions to the team effort(43-45). Blanchard and Muchnick say that leadership is not something you do to people, but that you do with people, and this builds up affirmation. When values and behaviors match up, this develops trust, because employees see that you mean what you say and stand by your word (53-58). You should make sure that everyone knows what is going on at all times: keep them in the picture. The key to effective leadership, say Blanchard and Muchnick, is the relationship you build with your employees, and praise is the easiest way to let them know they are appreciated. This satisfies Maslow's hierarchical level of self-esteem and McGregor's reward through achievement. It is a common theme in theories of motivation.
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