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Carrel, et al. (1997:477) feel tha1 one of the grea1est compliments one may bestow upon
employees is to ask their opinion and dele9a1e to them the authority to make decisions about their
work.
The CEL must be able to delegate tasks to his support personnel. This will install a sense of
confidence and responsibility in the support personnel and make more time available for the CEl
to complete other tasks.
2.4.17 Ability to Command Professional Respect
The CEl must have the relevant qualifications and knowledge of the subject matter to command
professional respect from his colleagues and members of faculty. He must be able to hold his own
in the professional environment Awork ethic of ahigh standard must be exhibited.
2.4.18 Ability to Motivate Others
The word motivation comes from the Latin verb movere, which means to move. According to Rue
and Byars (1993:338), numerous definitions can be found for the word "motivation'. Often included
in these definitions are such words as aim, desire, end, impulse, intention, objective and purpose.
In today's organisations, motivation means getting people to exert a high degree of effort in their
job.
Arrnstrong (1996:296) elabora1es on the above. He states tha1 motivation is inferred from or
defined by goal-directed behaviour. It is concemed with the strength and direction of that
behaviour. Motivation takes place when people expect tha1 acourse of action is likely to lead to the
attainment of a goal and a valued reward - one which satisfies their particular needs.
Travers (1993:44); Gibson, et al. (1994:145) and Carrel, et al. (1997:19) also define motivation.
They conclude tha1 motivation is stimulating or causing purposeful activity that is directed to
satisfying needs or wants. It is the forces acting on or within an individual to initiate or direct
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