Good time management is a major motivator, from my perspective.

You can't be a practicing attorney without being very disciplined and detail-oriented and having good time management.

Mr Bowman will bring a fresh perspective to Scottish Power. He has extensive experience at the helm of major public companies and a consistent track record of building value for shareholders.

Anger is a good motivator.

We've loved General Motors ( GM : Research , Estimates ) for a long time because we think management is doing a lot of right things, in terms of unlocking shareholder value. I think Carl Icahn has caught onto the fact that there is an opportunity there for management to keep unlocking shareholder value. The pieces are clearly worth twice today's price, and the company is going to do well through the current economic cycle.

Fear is always a good motivator.