In difficult economic times with consequent budget reductions, conventional methods of motivating employees with raises and other benefits become difficult, if not impossible. Consequently, managers need to find other ways of motivating staff. These methods can include providing greater autonomy to staff, providing opportunities for professional development and job growth (including job exchange and MLS programs), improving work-life balance, and involving staff more closely in decision-making processes. Supervisors at Hunter Library at Western Carolina University have experimented with a number of alternative approaches and several techniques are described in detail in this chapter.