Most business problems are symptoms of deeper human or organization issues. Improve at the HR level and you will improve the business overall. People management can be systematized to remove variability and to increase predictability.
A bias-proof way to interview and hire. (I have tried this when hiring people and it works well!)
So how do you motivate employees? See how you hold up with the Motivating Potential Score. This measures how motivated your current employees are.
When meeting any kind of resistance, appeal to the emotions. Logic is like a man riding an elephant (emotion). Guess who decides where to go?