Comment about this post. Motivators to help employees at the workplace come in many different forms. Ranging from personal acknowledgement/recognition, financial compensation, PTO opportunities, and/or career advancement; all in which is beneficial to the employee(s) who are doing so. The type of qualities that employees may look for in a leader, the first thing that comes to mind is to be communicative. Hands down, being able to talk to you immediate Supervisor or Leader goes a long way when it comes to being a productive leader. Support potential ideas coming from the employees, understanding of their situations when they arrive, compassion their individual performances, as well as be an outlet for knowledge in advancement not only with the job but in life as well. Bad Leaders can have a core of characteristics that can be very detrimental to the process of the overall job when it comes to the employees as well. Self-centered, non- communicative, lacking understanding of the situations or predicaments that may arise in the employee's life. Good Managers, including the employees in the process of success, listen and incorporate ideas that can have a huge impact on the overall mission accomplishment process of the company. Voicing the goals and intent of the mission that the company is trying to achieve. Refocusing the direction of the employees when things seem to be falling apart are all good qualities of the good Manager. Bad Managers are just the exact opposite, with a little bit more sauce as well, only focusing on themselves being the reason for success, one-way communication lanes, empowering himself through daily activities at work introducing negative work environments. With either a Leader or Manager, choosing the right approach could be key to your success nd the success of the company. Initiative, just the mere fact to just do the right thing at the workplace when no one is looking is a huge benefit, not only for the employees but for the entire Company as well. There are too many occasions where just doing the right thing just pays off in the long run. Mindset plays a huge part as well, coming to work is a daunting task already but at least having the right mindset when on the clock just adds to the overall atmosphere within the workplace. Daft defines mindset as, a collection of beliefs, thoughts, mental attitudes, assumptions, and dispositions that determined a persons interpretations and responses to outside events and situations..