Hey, welcome to the 100 R. M. B. A. A. A. A. A. A. A show. Business Podcast That's Always Got Your Back, every single day with our daily 10 minute

business lessons for the real world.

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher, Omar's at home.

I'm also the co-founder of Webinar Ninja

an independent software company. I started with my partner back in 2014 and today's

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We're giving away Easy Course, our $500 course on how to build your own online course in 30 days over at easy

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our way to say thanks for showing us love on Apple Podcast. In today's lesson you will learn

should you give out awards to your team? Do giving out certificates and trophies and awards

for different accomplishments really work? Or are they just cheesy? Are they actual useful

tools to motivate your team members to keep working hard? Or are

they patronizing and a little bit outdated? Well, we get into all that in today's episode, so let's get get into it let's get down to business.

Today's episode reminds me of a reoccurring episode that you might have caught on the office.

You know that sitcom with all those people working at Dunder Mifflin, the paper company

in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

There was this reoccurring episode of them all going to chilies and attending the ceremony they called

the Dundees. Where Michael Scott, the boss of the office would give out little trophies, the ones you would see like at

kids soccer matches to the people at the office at the company for different and sometimes strange accomplishments.

On the show it's very clear that only Michael Scott, the boss, is really enjoying themselves

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