Motivation | Management in a Minute

0.6 min readPublished On: August 2, 2012
4 Ways Managers Demotivate and 3 Methods to Assure We Don’t

No, I don't mean we de-motivate on purpose! But, we tend to 'follow the leader'. If we saw someone do [...]
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0.5 min readPublished On: July 28, 2012
Retention: How Most Contests Demotivate

For many managers, the idea of contests is a great one. They like to think they will motivate their associates [...]
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2.5 min readPublished On: July 25, 2012
8 Questions to Ask your Agents to Refresh their Careers

Do you have agents in your office who have lost that spark, that enthusiasm? It happens to almost everyone at [...]
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2 min readPublished On: July 20, 2012
How Agents Can Get the Best from Managers

How can agents get the best from managers? I know agents sit in the interview and askedA�managers, "What are you [...]
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1.9 min readPublished On: May 24, 2012
If It’s to Be, It’s Up To….Tips on Motivating Yourself

There are two ways to get that motivation, that appreciation, that support you need. We already discussed a�?going outsidea�� (see [...]
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3.2 min readPublished On: May 21, 2012
Who Motivates YOU?

Who motivates you? Who gets you up when you're down? That's a really important question for us managers. Why? Because [...]
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2.3 min readPublished On: April 19, 2012
From a Musician’s Perspective: How to Create a Follower and a Fan

I just created a new business page for Carla Cross & Co. on Facebook. (Hey--join and take part in contests, [...]
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2.8 min readPublished On: April 9, 2012
Managers: What’s your ‘Inspiration’ Quotient?

What's your "Inspiration Quotient"? Often, we managers/trainers/coaches completely underestimate our power to inspire. Recently, IA�read an article in our local [...]
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4 min readPublished On: April 3, 2012
Three Steps to a Successful Coaching Relationship

If youa��ve done any coaching at all, you have found that people dona��t respond just because you told them they [...]
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