Master Of Motivation Pillows

How to be a Dynamic Over-achiever

'It's a chart of office morale. This is where you went on vacation.'

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

"Sir, the staff are all assembled for your pep talk."

Performance management: "We decided to get rid of the carrot and keep the stick."

'Have a nice day, Dear.'

Carrot VS Stick

'Not only will it do the work of ten people, it will scare 40% more work out of the rest of the employees.'

Thinking and thinking backwards.

"Rather than complain about the lack of resources you have to work with, why not be happy with being empowered to use your resourcefullness?"

"I believe in the carrot-and-stick approach, Dempsey."

Team Leader

"You need to work on your self-esteem but you're probably too stupid for that as well."

Performance Management: "We decided to get rid of the stick and just use the carrots."

"You can do it!"

"Yes, we do have an incentive scheme - fall below that line and you're sacked."

"Dig deep! C'mon! You got this!"

"Tip my boy."

"I don't just want you to give me a raise, I want you to WANT to give me a raise."

"It was a scary few minutes but now I'm making a fortune as a motivation speaker."

Female Boss 3

"Before we review our plans for the next quarter, I thought you all may want to keep in mind a little advice from my advisory panel."

"You want self-motivation? Look! I have my own carrot and stick!"

'Try as I may to get my ducks in a row, here's always some turkey stepping out of line.'

"Ambitions... to make it to the other side."

'Way to go! You too, way to go!' It was true. They both had a way to go.

'Can I get an AAAAY-OHHH?'

The little engine who could, but decided not to- 'Ah, the heck with it!'

Guidance Counselor's boxes, 'push'--'shove'.

We need bold action to raise morale, yet not make people think there's a problem.

'I just love to watch you get the sales staff fired up, Johnson.'

"To become a department manager you've got to radiate authority and self-confidence! Authority! Self-confidence!!! Got me??!"

"Being a leader means you have the ball, what are you going to do with it?"

"Papi, will I be the first in our family to go to college?"

'Why do I have to go first?' 'There's no I in team, Dave.'