100 Ways to Motivate Others

Summary

Short takes for the time-challenged leader. The logical follow-up to Chandler's previous best-sellers, 00 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Reinventing Yourself.

Leadership can be fun if you break it into 100 easy pieces. Be the great leader you've always wanted to be with 100 pithy, persuasive alternatives to the usual way most of us try to motivate others—by downloading our anxiety onto theirs.

Breakthrough concepts abound: ""Don't manage people, manage agreements."" ""Tell the truth quickly."" ""Stop talking,"" ""Soften your heart."" ""To motivate your people, first just relax."" Myths are exploded: multitasking is not a strength. We don't ""have"" self-discipline, we use it—or not. You don't have too much to do; you have one thing to do, and that's the thing you have chosen to do right now.

These are tried-and-proven ways to inspire success in the people you lead—and in yourself. A vital, accessible, user-friendly guide for executives, managers, professionals, and those aspiring to reach their level.