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Get Out of My Way
At iMedia’s Agency Summit this past week, one of the speakers talked about 3M’s motto since the 1940’s being, “Hire good people and leave them alone.” I love that idea. I wholeheartedly agree with that idea. Give people goals, encouragement and enough thought-provoking questions to take them to the next level, but on a day-to-day, project-to-project basis, leave ’em alone!
While long, the below video, What Motivates Us (You and I) is a fun example of just that. While a bit counter-intuitive, it’s a good reminder that us crazy humans (to an extent) are more motivated by social rewards like recognition vs. cold, hard cash. If you want your team to bring you to the next level, start thinking about how you can leave them alone more often 
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