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Paying attention to people who are used to being ignored makes them do more. Negative attention or positive attention, both work.

If, as management, you are ignoring your employees, you aren't doing your job well.

Negative attention can produce short term positive results, because the employee acquires focus. Long term, employees with self-respect will leave. If you can replace them with a robot, you should do that ASAP.

Positive attention can produce both short and long term positive results, but positive attention which is not earned will be converted into negative attention when the employee figures out you are not sincere. Don't be a hypocrite.