The Chemistry of Leadership — Part 1 — Motivation
In an organisation, there are many types of leaders. They are different in how they approach challenges and how they interact with you. The role of a leader is to inspire people to take action that will lead to the company goals. Reaching goals requires a team of people to perform individually as well as perform as part of a team. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek (link) has long been one of my favourite reads. It discusses many angles and values that drive successful long term leadership.
When asked to name your best and worst manager, you wouldn’t take very long to have two names. The impact of a leader to each individual and team is quite significant. Your actions and inactions have a daily impact and contribute to their psychological safety and performance by altering the mix of chemicals which are released by our bodies.
In part one of this article, I want to discuss two leadership styles and their direct impact on the biological chemicals of our brain and how it impacts your team’s motivation to get things done.
Dopamine is the chemical that gives us a feeling of reward or also known as the feel-good chemical. An accomplishment as small as finding the lost TV remote, or as big as reaching your 12-week goal can release Dopamine and make you feel good. Dopamine is released when you receive positive feedback…
