It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others.
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You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.Bob Nelson
You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.
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An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.
Bob Nelson
I think you need to study a piece of land and just take from what the land gives you. I think about how I can incorporate that hill over there, use a turn here, and on and on.
Bob Nelson
Giving cash rewards is one of the least-effective means of motivating employees. While money may induce short-term involvement, it does not create motivation for the long term. Merchandise has a residual value over cash because the objects serve as reminders.
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