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What is the difference between motivation and manipulation? Is motivation always honest? Is manipulation always dishonest?

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The main difference between motivation and manipulation is that motivation is a genuine effort to ascertain the needs, wants or desires of the other party and then working together with the other party to seek a win-win situation that addresses the needs of other party as well as your own needs. Manipulation, on the other hand, is exploring of reasons that others will want to do something, and then convincing them of your correctness.

Reference: http://www.management-issues.com/2006/5/25/opinion/the-difference-between-manipulation-and-motivation.asp

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