Accepting shame as a motivator is a recipe for misery. A top executive I know once received an email in error that called him out as someone who lacked potential for ...

Small-business owners need to be more than just managers; they also need to be leaders. Leadership is about encouraging and motivating your team members to do their jobs in an effective and efficient ...

Leadership training is essential to develop managers who can lead your company to success. The wide range of expectations and challenges faced by modern business leaders calls for an equally wide ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When it comes to getting employees to do their best work, good managers often adopt the role of a coach. They know that achieving the ...

Everyone has moments when they’re not highly motivated until something external comes along. A competitor blitzes your field. A major client walks. Your culture cracks. Suddenly, your body—and ...

Darcia Roache does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Financial rewards are not the only way to increase the performance of an individual or team. Fear of losing is often a more powerful motivator than the promise of winning. Therefore, emotionally ...

Where I live, in western New York state, high school graduates are feted well into August. Tents go up for picnics. Families are convened from afar. Friends and neighbors bring cookies along with ...

Share responsibility, remembering that as you take credit for the success, you must also share the failure. Understand that as a leader you can give authority and allow others to contribute to their ...

Previously, I discussed the difference between harmful and helpful types of power. Put simply, hard styles of power can diminish self-determination, decreasing motivation and commitment. In contrast, ...