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The Best (Free!) Employee Motivators

We’ve all heard money can’t buy happiness—and it can’t buy total job satisfaction, either. If you want fulfilled employees, the answer is not to just keep raising their salaries (good news, right?).

Instead of using “carrot and stick” incentives, take advantage of employee motivators like job security, independence, and recognition of hard work.

Because, after all, the best things in life are free.