Great Leaders Don’t Try to Motivate People

They Know it’s a Losing Strategy

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Let me tell you about a problem. Companies everywhere are trying more to motivate their people. In the face of increased attrition and the continued Great Resignation, managers are spending more of their time trying to motivate their employees.

On the face of it, this might not seem like a problem. But it’s a doomed strategy.

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I don’t know where I’m going. But at least I know how to get there.

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Jake Wilder

I don’t know where I’m going. But at least I know how to get there.