What's motivating in today's workplace?

Now that we have a framework for understanding motivation, let's examine what's motivating in our environment today.

Success is motivating

Tasting success is like tasting blood. It's a high that you will want to experience again and again. The more successes people get, the better they are at creating more success for themselves. Not only because of acquiring better skills, but also because they are more motivated to get there.

Managers need to create systems that allow for more successes. For every project to be done, don't have only the final delivery as the success. You can create smaller milestones and success criteria. Once you get to a milestone, celebrate and compliment people on their success. This ...

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