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How not to motivate your employees
Douglas McGregor’s prescient writing on management and motivation
Here are some handy rules of thumb. Anyone who calls themselves a thought leader is to be avoided. A man who does not wear socks cannot be trusted. And a company that holds an employee-appreciation day does not appreciate its employees.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Theories X and Y”
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