The following video features Andy Cohen speaking about business innovation and motivation.

It doesn’t make any difference whether what you face is something that affects your work, your personal relationships, your sense of security, your appraisal of self-worth, or your appearance–the way you think about your situation largely determines whether you will do anything about it and what you will do. -Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose DeWolf

What motivates you to work diligently at your job?  What’s your relationship like with your boss or supervisor?  If you ask any CEO, most will openly tell you that the key to building a strong, successful business begins with being able to trust your employees to get the job done.

Could you imagine what it would be like if an employer couldn’t trust their employees to show up for work or to do an adequate job once they were there? That company would be on the fast track to failure. The following are 3 simple examples of how you can earn the trust of your employer:

1. Be On Time-Nothing pleases an employer more than an employee who shows up bright and early to work because this demonstrates not only the fact that they are self-disciplined but also, it demonstrates their willingness to learn and their determination to succeed in the company.
2. Communication- Being able to communicate regularly with your employer helps keep him or her up to date with what you’re doing so that there aren’t any “surprises”. Additionally, chatting with your boss may open up other channels for discussion to help him or her get to know you better as a person in a non-work-related way.
3. Quality versus Quantity- You can have quality and you can have quantity, but seldom can you get both at the same time.  An employee who gets a ton of work dumped on him or her might be able to handle it, but what sort of quality will it be?  No matter what task that is assigned to you, always strive to do your very best. Even if you fall short on getting everything done, a good employer will be able to recognize the quality of your efforts- which is more important.