Human nature can be very simple, yet complex too at times. An understanding and appreciation of this is what it takes to motivate employees. Effective leadership is the prerequisite of motivation at workplace. There can be various strategies to motivate employees like: Positive re-enforcement, Treating people fairly, satisfying employee needs and demands, setting work related goals, Giving rewards and recognition from time to time, etc. Plan your day - it can be hard to be motivated when you see the clock going around slowly and it feels an eternity until 5pm. So plan activities into your day, such as the tasks you need to achieve, and also make time to stretch your legs, or make a drink. Then you will be amazed how fast time will pass and what you will achieve. Consider what you enjoy about your job - even those people who are really unhappy at work enjoy one or more aspects of their work. Remember what attracted you to the job in the first place, what do you enjoy and appreciate, and how it benefits other parts of your life. Delegate some work to others - delegation of the right tasks will help you to reduce your workload and will also give a new challenge to another person. Show them what to do, give them a timeframe and then let them get on with the task.