What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now. – Author Unknown
Managers and Leaders Do Not Motivate People!
The truth is motivation comes from within a person. What managers and leaders can do however is create a work environment that promotes motivation. In my motivation articles you will find practical strategies that you can use immediately to create a work environment that inspires your team members to give you their best.
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. — Michael Jordan
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called “Opportunity” and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. –Edith Pierce
If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you. – Mary Kay Ash When I discuss motivation in my seminars and say that money is not the most powerful motivator of employees, I often get an I’m not buying this look from some managers. They remain doubtful [...]
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. –Margaret Mead
Never Give Up and Never Give In– Hubert Humphrey I am a big fan of biography shows on successful people in sports, entertainment, business, etc. If you are successful, I want to know how you got there. Two themes that are constant in all of the biography shows I watch is the following: these successful [...]
Have you ever wondered why some of your employees respond positively to the rewards that you provide while others seem unimpressed or worse ungrateful for your efforts? What’s the matter with these unimpressed team members? Do they not understand how hard you are working to create an environment that fosters employee motivation and improves morale? [...]
