MOTIVATION by Dr Olaide Anomo

To motivate you need to be positive, honest, encouraging and direct. To be honest, motivation starts at home. If you are truly motivated, it is easier to spread that enthusiasm to others.

People like to be recognized and crave praise for doing good work. People crave praise, but do not always like to give it. One of your jobs as manager is to make sure you give out praise as often as possible. In the workplace it really holds true because it is a place where they spend on average 40 hours a week. People want to be happy and secure in a place where they spend so much of their time. It only takes a few seconds to say, Thank you, and great job, but you get years of return. Its so easy, and quite effective.