Motivating Language Theory Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace /

• Main Authors: Mayfield, Jacqueline (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mayfield, Milton (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Public relations.; Leadership.; Communication.; Economic sociology.; Corporate Communication/Public Relations.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Communication Studies.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

This book presents the findings, applications, and theoretical underpinnings of a unique leadership communication model: motivating language theory. Drawing from management, social science, and communication theories, motivating language theory demonstrates how leader-to-follower speech improves emp...

Table of Contents:

• 1. A Few Words to Get Us Started
• 2. Fitting into the Big Picture: Meaning-Making Language
• 3. Speaking from the Heart: Empathetic Language
• 4. Clarity is Key: Direction-Giving Language
• 5. Motivating Language Coordination
• 6. Motivating Language and Workplace Outcomes
• 7. Strategic Motivating Language
• 8. Measurement and Generalizability
• 9. Future Directions
• 10. Hands, Heart, and Spirit.