"The Manager as Motivator explores the dynamics of motivation, especially in the context of today's complex and fluid work environments, where retention of top-performing employees is paramount. Integrating insights from management and psychology, the author covers such issues as the development of a free-agent workforce, with talent following supply and demand; the emergence of employees as the only true sustainable advantage; and the opportunities and challenges managers face in their role as motivators, especially when they themselves are wrestling with limited resources and competing demands."--BOOK JACKET.