Holly Green, a workplace management expert, consultant and author of More Than a Minute: How to Be an Effective Leader and Manager in Today's Changing World, offers seven steps to inspire your employees.

Share a compelling vision of what tomorrow looks like. Communicate how that vision will make the world a better place and improve your employees' lives.
Explain what's in it for them. Why should your employees aspire to achieve the goals of the organization? How do their goals align with those of the organization?
Share your own story. Talk about why you believe the destination is compelling, and what it is about where the company is going that inspires you. After all, why would your employees care about the mission of the company if their own manager doesn't?
Communicate with enthusiasm and passion. Again, if you don't appear to care, your employees won't care, either. That enthusiasm and passion will help carry you through even when faced with barriers or obstacles.
Solicit employee input. Ask your employees what the vision means to them. Let them provide their own take on the vision—and how they see themselves contributing to it—and then share their responses via multiple channels.
Share positive customer feedback. This customer can be internal or external. These testimonials will prove to your employees that their work is affecting real people. Give them reasons to feel good about what the company does.
Celebrate achievement of milestones. Keep your employees motivated by recognizing their progress and success along the way to your goals.

The ultimate goal here is communication: Start the conversation about what the mission and goals mean to your employees individually. The more they focus on these areas, the more likely you are to get buy-in and alignment. You should strongly consider empowering your team to be leaders and put to use good skills they can use to inspire their co-workers.

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