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Motivators are not universal. One employee may be delighted that you care enough to remember his birthday and will improve his output 200 percent, while another employee may sneer when she’s awarded the employee of the year award and may show no improvement in productivity.

Some employees simply want to do their jobs. They work at a fair but even pace. They are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. They are not upwardly mobile.

Some employees need to be constantly prodded. Their managers are always trying to think of creative ways to provide incentives and boost productivity.

Some employees are easily motivated. They respond to almost any change in their environments, positive or negative.

Some employees are powerhouses of productivity. They are self-motivators. Their environments may seem free of any motivators, yet they consistently perform at or beyond their limits.

The point is, every employee is different. And, particularly in a business climate that is becoming increasingly diverse in terms of the age, ethnic background, beliefs, and desires of employees, it is becoming even more important to recognize that there is no such thing as a simple solution to the challenge of motivation. Each employee will respond uniquely to various motivators and incentives. The challenge to management is to identify the right motivators for each staff member — not always an easy task!