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Motivation

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258 Quote(s) Found

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Since the self-motivated will find it easier to succeed than ever before, a new tier of people from poor or underprivileged backgrounds will claw their way to the top.

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The wealthy class will be increasingly self-motivated, will be larger over time, and… will have increasing influence.

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The measure of self-motivation in a young person will be the best way to predict upward mobility.

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Personal qualities of character such as self-motivation and conscientiousness will reap a lot of gains in the new world to come.

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The effectiveness of critical business policies depends on the extent to which our assumptions about human motivation are correct.

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Perversely, many managers appear to… do their best to demotivate employees!

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…the essentials of human motivation have changed very little over time. If significant change is observed, it is not that workers’ goals have changed, but that management is acting differently…

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Employee enthusiasm is… not just a feeling or an attitude; it is a motivated state, impelling people to action.

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Anger is primarily a product of a sense of injustice… the motivation of an angry employee is to do less and often to influence others… to restrict their work.

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…management that encourages teamwork achieves higher performance because… teamwork elevates the ‘spirit’ – the motivation, the enthusiasm – of employees.

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