Ted Talk On Employee Motivation
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From the comments:
I’ve been teaching this for years. NEVER MOTIVATE. You can’t motivate other people. You can inspire (which is temporary) but you cant motivate (which is more meaningful and lasting). Leaders waste tremendous amounts of energy and time trying to motivate people they’re already paying to do the job. Instead work on creating an environment where SELF motivation is expected, encouraged, and incentivized.
This aligns with my experience. As a manager, you can inspire your people, you can and should create fertile and safe ground for them to thrive in, but only they can motivate themselves and ultimately they have to do the work.