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i'll bet something as simple as putting up a list of important if not very glamorous tasks somewhere prominently and continuously visible (e.g. large whiteboard on one wall), and then inviting people to choose a task and cross it off the list, would be motivating enough. note that the kind of self-motivated employee valve hires for usually wants to both make better things and make things better.



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