Motivational Techniques Pillows

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

"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."

"And finally, I'd like to take any questions from the floor."

GCSEs

Courage. Love.

"We're trying a new incentive program. Bacon?"

"Oh, I can be dependable, and for another £200 a week, I can be productive too."

Team Leader

"If he didn't live each day like it was his last, he would have lived another 40 years."

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

'We hoped you'd respond more enthusiastically to our incentive program.'

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

Let's make a bonfire of our troubles.

Anxiety of Change

'I guess it was a mistake to make them self-starting.'

Personal Cheerleader.

"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."

'Can I get an AAAAY-OHHH?'

"Frankly I was expecting something a bit more sophisticated..."

'Isn't it how you learnt to swim?'

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

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

Motivation Coach

'You've got him worried - he's afraid he's going to kill you!'

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

'There's been a drop in your performance.'

'Give me a raise now please.'

'Five more, Billy! No pain, no gain!!'

"Vision: It's what took a small workshop in the North Pole and turned it into the massive global enterprise we know today."

Following through!

"In my experience, telling a kid 'without an education you can't get a job', almost never works. But, 'without an education you can;t get a job to get money to buy new sneakers and C.D.s,' works every time."

'My strengths are team work and the ability to motivate people. Weaknesses? Probably being a tramp.'

"Remember, if the chute doesn't work it's the chute's fault, not yours. DO NOT BLAME YOURSELF!"

"School of hard knocks"