Yet, as the pages ahead show, profit can be as powerful a motivator as God.
The "increasingly sectarian nature" of the fighting is a motivator for proxy groups fighting in Syria.
Feeling good about how you did your job may have been a motivator for you.
The price of carbon thus acts as both a motivator for action and a catalyst for technological innovation.
He is, however, a mandarin of the new school: instinctively open, naturally beguiling, a manager and a motivator.
On the other end of the feedback spectrum, there are ways for praise to work better as a motivator.
They're recognizing they need a coach, a motivator, who will hold them accountable.
Just giving you a box to check off is indeed a motivator if the action itself is very simple.
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Perhaps some kind of social currency could be used as a motivator.
While money should be a motivator in all individuals whom you hire, make sure that they enjoy the journey when pursuing that end-goal.
Mancini is never a motivator because of his poor man-management skill.
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My BodyMedia armband is both a tracker and a motivator, as I strive to rack up active minutes each day, which, given my current schedule, can be challenging.
Mr. Schulze knows the company well, and has been a motivator of the company as it grew to its present size and became a leader in selling technology to customers.
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Especially for fostering creative, conceptual work, the best way to use money as a motivator is to take the issue of money off the table so people concentrate on the work.
This ought to give us pause that the tragic view is correct and that the impulse toward an equality of result should be a motivator toward private charity, not public policy.
Engaged employees also act as a motivator for Woods.
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Even light positive feedback can be a motivator, such as a simple "Like" on Facebook, "Cheer" on FitBit or a "Healthy" vote on RunKeeper, which is the app's equivalent of a like.
In constructing the sequester idea as a motivator for both sides to find a compromise, the administration proposed putting domestic cuts such as reduced spending for education, national parks and child nutrition into the package as the tool to force Democrats to take needed changes to Social Security and Medicare more seriously something I believe the President actually wants to accomplish.
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The game has a few high points but also has more disappointments than a bad motivator on a defective R2 unit.
Warne was a great motivator as a player but, as one of the all-time icons of the game and after leading the Rajasthan Royals to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title last year, he doesn't really believe in coaching.
Indeed, MacPherson pointed towards the loss to nine-man Rangers at Hampden as a key motivator in turning in such a good performance against Tony Mowbray's side.
"Selim's a good motivator, " says Johnny W. Futch, a production supervisor, who led the two-month effort.
Self interest being a powerful motivator, employees are understandably focused on their own careers.
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In each case, the size and reach of YouTube was a decisive motivator to be there.
If your child is lazy, then monetary reward may not serve as a healthy motivator.
But the notion that this is an important part of their legacy is a powerful motivator.
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So why not rebrand this new swipe fee as a savings motivator like the Keep the Change program?
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