Rewarding Employees

By the way, LeBoeuf's “greatest management principle” is that “the things that get rewarded get done.”

Whatever rewards you choose, monetary or otherwise, always be sure to choose them and award them with sincerity. Cheap wall plaques, lapel pins, and other tchotchkes usually fail to motivate employees in the intended way because they come across as being empty gestures given out in a thoughtless manner. On the other hand, a few very simple and honest words of thanks go much further.