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Motivation

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Although most people have a sense of responsibility and want to do their jobs well, that motivation can wane rapidly if no one seems to care.

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…if no one seems to care except when something goes wrong, motivation can quickly turn into resentment.

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Partnership works because it harnesses the natural motivation and enthusiasm that is characteristic of the overwhelming majority of workers.

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According to conventional wisdom, highly successful people have three things in common: motivation, ability, and opportunity.

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If you’re a taker, your driving motivation is to make sure you get more than you give, which means you…

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…in creative work, givers are motivated to benefit others, so they find ways to put themselves in other…

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It turns out that motivation is the reason that people develop talent in the first place.

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In roles as leaders and mentors, givers resist the temptation to search for talent first. By recognizing that anyone can be a bloomer, givers focus their attention on motivation.

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…self-interest and other-interest are completely independent motivations: you can have both of them at the same time.

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Oneness is otherish. Most of the time that we give, it’s based on a cocktail of mixed motives to benefit others and ourselves.

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