Michael Boyle's Strengthcoach.com Blog

Originally Published on StrengthCoach.com December 2013

I  previously published a post about the book  First Break All the Rules aimed at business owners and managers. However, as I read the book I couldn’t help but think about my daughter’s recent experience in ice hockey. My daughter had, by most standards, a great year. She was her teams leading scorer and her team qualified for the national tournament in her age bracket. However, if I asked her how the year went she would not describe it as I saw it.  In spite of her success the season was tough on her. As I read what motivated employees in First Break All the Rules, I realized it was the same things that motivated players in sports. The most interesting thing is that motivated people at work ( and probably at practice) was not what you think. Motivation at work is…