A situation where you worked for or had experience with an IM leader; was it effective or ineffective and why? A relevant story/experience from OTS with an explanation of why the behavior was effective or ineffective.
Inspirational Motivation (IM)
Characteristics (must cover all):
• Inspire and motivate through spoken words – “talking the talk”
• Articulate a vision and performance expectations necessary for subordinates to succeed
• Subordinates understand what their effort is going toward and where they fit into the
organizational picture
• Leader aligns individual and organizational goals
• Subordinates willing to give extra effort if they understand the “why”
• Leader’s vision creates a positive environment allowing confidence and fulfilling need
for belonging to a group
• Can motivate subordinates to achieve things beyond what they thought was possible
• Only possible with subordinate buy-in for vision and expectations
PICK TWO OR THREE TO ANSWER
• A situation where you worked for or had experience with an IM leader; was it effective or ineffective and why?
• A relevant story/experience from OTS with an explanation of why the behavior was effective or ineffective
• Your own leadership strengths/weaknesses as they relate to this behavior; will this
behavior be difficult for you to adopt and why? In what situations could this be useful
for you?
• Historical example/individual with an explanation of why the behavior was effective
or ineffective (e.g., Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech)