Know Where Motivation Comes From / 19 1. Know Where Motivation Comes From Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. --Dwight D. Eisenhower There was a manager who came early to a seminar we were presenting on leadership. He was attired in an olive green polo shirt and white pleated slacks, ready for a day of golf. He walked to the front of the room and said, "Look, your session is not mandatory, so I'm not planning on attending."