How about something even more basic and central: your manager/boss/CEO has to balance challenging you to push the boundaries of what you can do without making y

How about something even more basic and central: your manager/boss/CEO has to balance challenging you to push the boundaries of what you can do without making you hate him and/or the company or burning you out. Motivating someone to the near peak of their ability is generally the goal, but it's not easy... quite a bit harder than figuring out where to put the couch.