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How to Motivate Employees

Several years ago, I gave a speech at a conference full of some of the most respected and accomplished business leaders in America. At one point, I asked them what motivated these executives and CEOs to come to work in the morning, and they all said some version of the same thing. They said they … Continued

Dan Price Shares $70k Story on the ZigZag Podcast

Earlier this year, Gravity CEO Dan Price sat down with Manoush Zomorodi, host of the ZigZag podcast, to discuss why he decided to announce a $70,000 minimum wage back in 2015 and how he and the company have fared since. The conversation was deep and wide ranging, covering everything from how Dan founded his first … Continued

You’re Distracting Yourself. Stop Now to Unleash Your Full Potential

We talk a lot about intrinsic motivation at Gravity Payments. Working at a credit card processing company on the surface might seem like an uninspiring environment, but we see intrinsic motivation take many shapes in our office. Gravity’s culture is full of people who want to be here, because they’ve all been challenged to find … Continued

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