Employee Motivation Myths Debunked
David Javitch talks in Entrepreneur.com about 5 motivation myths.
These don’t work
- Money motivates.
- Just keep them happy.
- Ignore Conflict.
- Some people just aren’t motivated.
- Smart employees don’t need to be motivated
I whole heartedly agree with David, it is just his 10 quick ways to motivate them that sound heartless
I think that there is one real good way to motivate your employees:
Make sure that your #1 priority is the growth of your employees. Make sure that they are challenged every day
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