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30 Best Motivational Quotes For Employees

30 Best Motivational Quotes For Employees

It is not uncommon for there to be days when work is tough, and your team feels demotivated. These days, it can be especially difficult for people leaders to find the right words to say. I have found myself in situations where I wish I had known what to say to encourage my employees to keep going.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, try using these motivational quotes for work from some of the world’s brightest minds. Sometimes, all it takes is us giving our team members a little reminder they’re not alone to boost their confidence and determination.

 

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Table of Contents

  1. Quotes to Keep Going
  2. Quotes to Build Confidence
  3. Quotes to Overcome a Fear of Change
  4. Quotes to Inspire Employee Teamwork
  5. Quotes on Behavior and Attitude
  6. Quotes about Hard Work

 

Motivational Quotes  To Keep Going 

Let’s face it, the daily grind is hard, and after time team leaders and employees can find themselves lacking the ambition they once had. So use these inspirational quotes for employees the next time they need a boost to keep going.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success - Arianna Huffington Inspirational Quote for Work

1.“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.” - Arianna Huffington

 

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out - R. Collier Motivational Quote For Employees

2. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” - R. Collier

 

It always seems impossible until it’s done. - Nelson Mandela Inspirational Quote For Employees

3. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela

 

Don’t give up. One day you’ll look back and be glad you didn’t Inspirational Quote For Work

4. “Don’t give up. One day you’ll look back and be glad you didn’t.” - Unknown

 

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspirational Quote

5.“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

A little progress each day adds up to big results - Motivational Quote for Employees

6. “A little progress each day adds up to big results.” - Unknown

 

The most effective way to do it is to do it - Amelia Earhart Motivational Quote for Work

7. “The most effective way to do it is to do it.” - Amelia Earhart

 

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock - Motivational Quote for Employees

8. “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” - Unknown

 

Motivational Quotes for Work to Build Confidence 

When taking on a new project, learning new skills, or stepping into a new role, team members can start to doubt their abilities and need some encouragement that builds their confidence. So, steal these confidence quotes as they may be the nudge your employee needs.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there - Theodore Roosevelt Inspirational Quote for Employees

9. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” - Theodore Roosevelt

 

Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right - Henry Ford Inspirational Quote for Employees

10. “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.” - Henry Ford

 

Zig Ziglar Motivational Quotes for Work

11. “Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” - Zig Ziglar

 

Inspirational Quotes To Overcome a Fear of Change

Change can be challenging. We get comfortable with the predictability and stability of how we work and deliver on our responsibilities. However, when new processes, tools, teams, and structures are introduced, it can impact motivation and productivity. Share these quotes about change to shift perspectives.

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right - Tony Robbins Motivational Quote for Employees

12. “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right.” - Tony Robbins

 

Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end - Robin Sharma Motivational Quotes for Work

13. “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.” - Robin Sharma

 

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat - Steve Jobs Motivational Quote for Employees

14. “Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.” - Steve Jobs

 

Work Motivation Quotes to Inspire  Employee Teamwork 

The value of collaboration and teamwork cannot be dismissed. How individuals interact, plan, and work together to achieve a common goal can be the difference between success and failure. So if you’re looking to boost team dynamics, productivity, and performance, be sure to mention these motivational quotes for work at your next team meeting.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We - Phil Jackson Motivational Quote for Employees

15. “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.” - Phil Jackson

 

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much - Helen Keller Inspirational Quote for Employees

16. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller

 

Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability – Patrick Lencioni Motivational Quotes for Employees

17. "Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability." - Patrick Lencioni

 

A goal without a plan is only a dream - Brian Tracy Motivational Quote for Employees

18. “A goal without a plan is only a dream.” - Brian Tracy

 

Andrew Carnegie Motivational Quote for Employees about Teamwork

19. "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." - Andrew Carnegie

 

Employee Motivational Quotes on Behavior and Attitude

Team leadership requires delivering constructive feedback when a team member needs to think about and change their behavior or attitude. Sometimes, using inspirational quotes for employees like the ones below can be the encouragement they need to make a change.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks - Winston Churchill Motivational Quote for Employees

20. “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” - Winston Churchill

 

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently - Warren Buffett Motivational Quote for Employees

21. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” - Warren Buffett

 

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking - Henry Ford Inspirational Quote for Employees

22. “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” - Henry Ford

 

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing - Dale Carnegie Motivational Quote for Employees

23. “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” - Dale Carnegie

 

Motivational Quotes About Hard Work

Keeping a consistent and united effort of hard work as a team can be trying. There will be times when team members ask, "When will this hard work pay off?" Use these seven inspirational quotes about hard work to encourage goal achievement and team performance.

 

Inspirational quotes about hard work Tim Notke

24. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" - Tim Notke

 

Motivational Quotes About Hard Work Vidal Sassoon

25. "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." - Vidal Sassoon

 

Encouraging Quotes About Hard Work Colin Powell

26. "A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." - Colin Powell

 

Quote of the day about hard work Thomas Jefferson

27. "I'm a great believer in luck, and the harder I work, the more I have it." - Thomas Jefferson

 

Daily quote about hard work The secret to success is this work harder Gary Vaynerchuck

28. "The secret to success is this: work harder. When you think you've worked your hardest, go even deeper." - Gary Vaynerchuck

 

Postive quote about hard work Stephen King

29. "Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work." - Stephen King

 

Encouragement quotes about hard work margaret mead

30. I learned the value of hard work by working hard."  - Margaret Mead

 

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