Joan Lloyd, a management consultant, gives some tongue-in-cheek advice for motivating your employees in a recent bizjournals.com article.
- Don't give too much praise -- it will go to their heads. When they don't know how they're doing, it's easier to keep them under control. You can keep them off balance and wondering if they are any good. That way, they will always be trying to please you and they'll work harder. Besides, if you compliment their work too much, they are going to expect more money.
- Be quick to point out faults and mistakes. Don't spend too much time on the front end of a project, explaining what you expect, since it's too time consuming. Instead, you can point out everything that's wrong and show them how superior you are.
posted by Silentman, Henry C. @ 12:44 hours MT(GMT-7)
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