"That's about as motivating as a wet noodle," says Christopher Clouser, the new chief global marketing officer.
Your manager may not know naturally, as motivating men tends to be quite different.
One of his closest lieutenants during the battle, David Cochrane, describes Ganley as "motivating, willing to listen but someone who can lead from the front".
Even jihad was viewed as a good thing when it was understood as motivating the fight against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
While no studies cite the recession as motivating that growth, Linda Knopp, the group's research and policy director, said she believed the economy played a role.
Locke's emphasis on the importance of sensory experience can be understood as underlying the modern focus on external stimulation as motivating.
But at the riots in Tottenham and Hackney in recent days, several rioters cited a hatred of the police, and their perceived racism, as motivating the violence.
When I spoke to him a few months ago, he told me that he sees his mission as "motivating" former lawyers that are now broke and frustrated to do something else with their lives.
Cynics also say that Mr. Spielberg, as Hollywood's reigning titan, was primed for a takedown — envy being as motivating a force as greed in this industry — and that voters were enthralled by the comeback story that Mr. Affleck represented.
Don't underestimate a chip on the shoulder as motivating tool.
As we have seen, the emotions were generally seen as motivating.
