One business leader who didn’t want to be identified…

One business leader who didn’t want to be identified, said it plainly when he conducts job interviews, he tells prospective employees. “if you need me to motivate you, I probably don’t want to hire you“

— from Leadership & Business (Leadership/Business) · Drive by Daniel H Pink

In the book

And the best of them know that you cannot pour drive into a person who has none. One executive put it bluntly: if you need me to motivate you, I probably don't want to hire you. Eisenhower said leadership is the art of getting someone to do what you want done because he wants to do it. — Leadership & Business (Leadership/Business)

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