The guide "Motivation" by Rainer Niermeyer offers comprehensive insights into the fundamentals and techniques of employee motivation. It imparts the necessary skills to effectively motivate employees and demonstrates how to identify and resolve motivation issues. The author utilizes Kienbaum competency tests to assess one's own motivational abilities and provides valuable expert tips based on his extensive experience. Additionally, the book includes a toolbox with practical motivation tools and their application. A special highlight is the appendix, which provides all working materials as photocopy templates to facilitate the implementation of the learned concepts.