Five Employee Motivation Myths Debunked

By David Javitch of Entrepreneur.com



Business owners need to ensure that their employees are productive and eager to do the best job possible -- this is especially true during today's challenging economic times. Yet every industry and every organization has people who simply do not produce work in the quality that they are capable of providing. That can create costly problems for a manager.

Leaders often miss the mark when trying to ramp up employee productivity. Let's debunk some motivational myths.

1. Money motivates. Of course, if you pay someone enough money, they will do almost any job. And when you give bonuses to reward past behavior, the recipients are usually very happy (unless they were expecting a larger bonus). The staff does a better job following the glow that accompanies added money.

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