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This article is for all the managers and executives for whom leading an entire organization to change is necessary, particularly when budgets are tight. Even though it focuses on motivating positive change in tough times, its lessons are still relevant even when times are good. At the end of the day, it boils down to whether employees care enough about their managers, departments, and company to want to go the extra mile to save a department or turn a product around. So how do you motivate employees to do that?

Based on the work of Jon Katzenbach, author of Why Pride Matters More than Money, Fast Company's Editor in Chief, John Byrne has written a fast-read article that highlights stories of how companies like Fannie Mae, GM and Pfizer have changed their department's performance by understanding how to demonstrate leadership that both impacts and connects people. Effective leaders are keen to an employee's sense of accomplishment and pride. The ability to recognize and tap into this resource is tremendous in motivating employees. The outcome is bottom-line impact as a result of reduced turnover, decreased costs, and increased sales. Read it at Fast Company.