Jeff,

I really enjoyed your post. I was just listening to a Tom Izzo interview regarding influence and he had some interesting insights as well.

He mentioned that a leader can "motivate" and "inspire" people, but there is a big difference. You can motivate an employee/team but is is only good for short spurts (like a shot of adrenaline), but when people are inspired they take ownership and it is long-lasting. He said you can only go to the well so many times when it comes to motivating a person or team.

He then made a statement that that really hit me, "are you trying to just win games or trying to build a program." "Great leaders don't just motivate, they inspire!"