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“Praise Loudly, Blame Softly”: The Art of Motivation

In: Essence of a Manager

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  • Krishna Pillai

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A manager’s own motivation and his ability to motivate his chosen actors is what provide force to the actions he mobilises. When exercised properly, this force manifests itself as enthusiasm or inspiration or impetus or commitment on the part of his chosen actors. Proper motivation however, walks a tightrope between manipulation and bribery on the one hand and the unleashing of unfettered greed on the other. To walk this thin line the manager must practice what is an art rather than a science but he must have some familiarity with the state of the science and of theories of motivation. He must utilise the psychology of needs and deficiencies and to do this he must be able to assess the factors which represent needs and desires for his actors. In practice he needs to address the rewards and penalties he can apply to achieve the force of motivation in his chosen players.

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  • Krishna Pillai, 2011. "“Praise Loudly, Blame Softly”: The Art of Motivation," Springer Books, in: Essence of a Manager, chapter 0, pages 125-143, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-17581-7_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17581-7_8
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