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What Motivates Employees
January 27, 2010
In regard to the growth of the mind, we should set our goals very, very high, because we know that most people are capable of more than they do or are.
-Seymour B. Sarason, Yale University
However, when Amabile conducted a multi-year study tracking day-to-day activities, emotions, and motivation levels of hundreds of knowledge workers in a wide variety of settings, she found that the motivator that bosses ranked last, ended up being the most important motivator for employees — progress! Amabile observed:
"On days when workers have the sense they're making headway in their jobs, or when they receive support that helps them overcome obstacles, their emotions are most positive and their drive to succeed is at its peak. On days when they feel they are spinning their wheels or encountering roadblocks to meaningful accomplishment, their moods and motivation are lowest."
The Exchange CD Book, Leading People in Early Childhood Settings, offers an inspiring collection of 50 articles in PDF format offering a plethora of practical ideas and strategies for meeting the challenges of leadership in an early childhood settings, covering these topics:
- Leadership Basics
- Leadership Challenges
- Supervisory Basics
- Meeting Staff Needs
- Motivating Staff
- Managing Difficult People
- Managing Difficult Issues
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