Some common managerial tricks

If you ever happen to manage people, then following tricks will certainly help you in winning an argument against your subordinates.
Let us assume a hypothetical situation where you have to convince your employee to work on weekends. What are the available tools of persuasion you have in your basket?

1. Inflated sense of future
A very common tactic like 'if you put in more effort, you will be rewarded accordingly in future'. Do not discuss numbers or quantitative details, just show him the dream.

2. Ignite sense of competition
See look at your fellow employee X, 'He is putting efforts on weekends. I am sure, he will soon become a manager'.

3. Establish your credibility
'Look when I was of your age, I used to work more than eighteen hours every day'. With this statement, you assume the authority position and now you can legitimately preach good things to your subordinate.

4. Patronize the subordinate
'See you are like my younger brother'.

5. Appeal the conscience of your subordinate
'See, You have to be honest with your work. What I need is more commitment from you.'

6. Ego enhancement of subordinate
'I have complete faith in your skills. I am sure you and only you can do it.'

7. Use your personal and emotional appeal
'I need you X at this moment. You know we are in tough times.'

8. Trust based appeal
'Look I trust you very much. You are the rockstar of the company.'

9. Putting responsibility on his shoulder
'So now it is your duty to open the office on Saturday.'

10. Fear appeal
'See I do not know How will it work if You are not able to extend your work hour on Saturday.' Do not mention prospects of firing.

11. Substantial award
'Is this about salary or position'? Don't necessary give it but talking about it will help in understanding employees mindset.