How did the best manager you ever had motivate you to perform well? So the best manager I ever had was a manager that got me into sales in the first place. This man brought me into sales because of my attitude and he liked the way that I treated people every day. He didn't treat me like a subordinate more like an equal who he was trying to just motivate to do better. He would never talk down to anybody even when somebody would mess up really terribly. He would always have a motivating speech prepared for whatever situation it was and it's always tailored to that specific person. He was very good at talking to people and just trying to figure out what it was. If it was just an off day, if they had something wrong with their personal life or they just weren't motivated, whatever the issue was, he always had a way to help them out and would build a little road map to overcoming these adversities that they were facing in their personal life or business life. He always had a smile on his face and that's kind of why I always have a smile on my face.