Motivation

A man was walking down the street, carrying a heavy stone. A passer-by asked him why. He replied I'm a slave; I have to do it; I am ordered to. Another man was walking down the street carrying a heavy stone and was asked the same question. He replied I'm paid to do it; it's heavy work, but it's not a bad job. A third man was walking down the street, carrying a heavy stone, and was asked why. I'm building a cathedral, he replied. -Anon Motivation is elusive: it exists in the unlikeliest places; it is absent in the most promising locations. The great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, in his memoirs as a political prisoner, The House of the Dead, noted that the prison laborers in the Siberian camp worked harder when there was some useful purpose to the task; by contrast, when they were asked to break up a wooden barge knowing that the timber would not be used as it was worthless, they went about their work in a lethargic fashion.The problem with many companies is that they pretend that people leave their emotions, dreams, hopes, and fears at home when they come into work. Successful companies tap into the emotions of their workers and encourage them to express their creativity. Packed with tips on how to be an inspire and be inspired "Motivation" is a great title from the new ExpressExec People Series.