"motivating employees" I don't think it's possible to motivate somebody in a discipline that you have never tried. If anything, it is hugely demotivational. I

"motivating employees" I don't think it's possible to motivate somebody in a discipline that you have never tried. If anything, it is hugely demotivational. It reminds me of a dialogue I had once with a manager of technical writers. She said that she wanted to be a manager because she was bored as a technical writer, in order to motivate people. Really? She couldn't even motivate herself to stay! So, feel free to claim that managers need different skills. But to motivate people, who can do something you don't know or don't like? Don't kid yourself, please.