Every leader wants to increase motivation in the workplace and inculcate drive and ambition in people to push toward the company’s vision. But motivation has its limitations. It is not enough to motivate your employees; you have to inspire them.

Inspiration and motivation are different. Inspiration is something you instil in their hearts, while motivation appeals to the head. And what comes out of the head has a limited shelf life. When you give someone a hike in salary or position, they might be motivated. But that motivation can only stay for a certain number of months or years, at most.

Inspiration, however, runs deeper. When employees feel a sense of connection and belonging toward the company and see themselves as part of it, that motivation transforms into inspiration. And when peo

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