John Hailer is among the best-known and most highly respected financial service leaders. His excellent career path has been punctuated with numerous leadership roles, including CEO of Natixis John Hailer. In a recent interview with CNBC’s On The Money, John discussed his views on motivation and his efforts to create a company culture that is inspiring and inspirational for all members of Natixis.

As an executive, John Hailer has had the privilege of leading teams and seeing how their behaviors and motivations impact the company. One thing that is clear to John is that the top performers in any organization must be those motivated by the possibilities of what they can accomplish together. According to Hailer, If you are not inspired by the possibilities of what you can achieve, no matter how good you are, it will be hard for you to reach exceptional results because people in the organization won’t be motivated to be outstanding. People will go along to get along.

John shared his process for creating a culture where everyone is motivated and inspired. First and foremost, he makes it clear that he does not take for granted the vast talent pool of people at Natixis who are willing to be part of a great organization. He said he needs to be very sensitive to all the talents and try to create an environment where people are inspired. John also acknowledges that you cannot motivate anyone from a top-down perspective. The only way that individuals can be encouraged is if they believe in your leadership and if they believe in what the organization stands for.

For John, it is imperative to have a business culture where the environment is conducive to prosperity and growth. John Hailers’ team at Natixis spent several years studying what made business cultures thrive, and they realized that business culture is unique. According to John Hailer, many fundamental things create the foundation for any thriving business culture.

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