Therefore, if we all work together, together it’ll all work out. Are you with me? Now, get out there! All right! Score some, uh, points! Hey, you missed practice again today! I think you better sit down and think about how that made me feel. — Buffy The Vampire Slayer

One of the things that I really suck at is motivating others.  It’s one of the reasons that I decided to not seek leadership or management positions.  I’m pretty good at motivating myself, at least most of the time.  But it’s a crucial skill for a leader to be able to motivate subordinates, and I just can’t do it.  I’m pretty good at explaining what needs to be done and why it’s important.  But when I try to convince others that it should be important to them that something be done, I tend to fail spectacularly.   I will never be mistaken for being charismatic or evangelistic, but I think I can accept that.