http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199015 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:47:09 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199015 Great post! I wish more people were as aware/honest about their motivations for doing what they do.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199006 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:57:30 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199006 Good read!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199007 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:08:22 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199007 Perhaps there is a fourth motivation – the desire to not have to work – and it might not take #1 to accomplish that. See also http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=34682

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199014 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:18:03 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199014 thank you, good read:]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199013 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:01:20 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199013 [...] The Motif of Employee Motivations (and how to leverage them). [image] Finding and retaining talent — true talent — is damn hard in a startup. Some bosses, whether consciously or [...] [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199012 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:44:17 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199012 Brilliant post, very thought provoking. Thanks guys.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199011 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:21:43 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199011 i would definitely take a job if offered help with my true motivations. your process with samy is something he could never put a price tag on. nice article!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199010 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:53:23 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199010 fabulous :) you are a rockstar

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199009 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:22:11 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199009 Great post! I wish more people were as aware/honest about their motivations for doing what they do.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/15/the-motif-of-employee-motivations-and-how-to-leverage-them/#comment-199008 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:20:53 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=708#comment-199008 [...] Carleen Hawn over at Found|Read has a  great post about how she digs and prys to find that little thread of motivation at her company and why it works. I wish more people sought to dig this deep and I wish most employees would dig this deep to find what they want. Bravo! I will give you an example. When I was staring this current company of mine — waaaaay back in 2003 when it was just me, my scruffy bathrobe, and a zealous concept — I knew I needed a ROCKSTAR of an engineer. I knew I needed someone who was of higher technical acumen than anyone I had ever met before. And for me — a tech lifer — I knew that this was a tall order. So, after milking my network to the bone, I finally found the guy I knew I wanted. His name was Samy. And, I knew right away, that I had stumbled upon one of the best technical minds around. This kid was 16 years old, had already dropped out of high-school, was earning six figures, supporting his parents at his day job, and on weekends was moonlighting for an enterprise anti-virus company decrypting Russian viruses written in assembler code for $200 per hour. Um, hello Rain Man. [...]

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