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What Motivates Your People? Revisiting a critical truth

No Bullsh!t Leadership

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Motivating People With Bonuses

Money is generally a hygiene factor. It isn't the primary motivator. Your pay has to be good enough, and it has to be market competitive. You can actually motivate people with bonuses if the bonus is substantial enough. But interestingly, this is unlikely to drive increased performance. If it doesn't improve outcomes, you're really only using bonuses as an employee retention strategy.

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