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“How do I motivate people?” (And why that’s rarely the real question)

“How do I motivate people?” (And why that’s rarely the real question)

by Kate Mercer | Jun 15, 2025 | Leadership

One of the questions I hear most from founders and business owners is, “How do I motivate people?” It’s an understandable question. You care about your team, and you want them to feel engaged and energised. But dig a little deeper, and this question usually turns out...
Is there really a big secret to managing millennials?

Is there really a big secret to managing millennials?

by Kate Mercer | Aug 28, 2018 | Organisation Culture

As a contributing editor to inc.com, Jeff Haden has recently published an article entitled ‘A Study of 600,000 People Shows the Secret to Managing Millennials Is to Quit Thinking of Them as Millennials’. It’s a timely and essential read, and we...
How to coach your sales people to pick up the phone

How to coach your sales people to pick up the phone

by Kate Mercer | Aug 19, 2016 | Leadership, Organisation Culture

It might seem like an anomaly that sales staff don’t want to make new business calls. But we’ve found that it’s a key issue that comes up with client-facing service providers. They will do almost anything but pick up the phone to potential new...
Is there really a big secret to managing millennials?

The five real reasons why motivating your staff is a good idea

by Kate Mercer | Jun 3, 2016 | Organisation Culture

As a leader, it’s your job to spot what’s going right. To do that, you must habitually make it your business to find out. Here are five good reasons why you should make the effort. So many organisational leaders seem to regard it as their job to spot things that are...
What to do when you’ve tried everything to motivate your team and run out of ideas

What to do when you’ve tried everything to motivate your team and run out of ideas

by Kate Mercer | Jan 30, 2016 | Leadership, Organisation Culture, Team Development

One of the the most common questions we are asked by clients and potential clients is how to motivate people. When we explore their reasons for asking, it seems that they see ‘motivating people’ as the answer to issues as diverse as: People not doing what they are...
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