Seriously I got the best answer cited from yahoo that I wanna share with you guys:
Good managers create a team of which they are more a member than a leader, if your subordinates are made to feel like participants in the team rather than just workers under a boss they will desire to work harder and help more.
I suggest a few things:
1) Ask rather than demand help.
2) Explain the assisgnment of the team and ask advice on how to get them done best -Even if you head up a cleaning crew, I bet your team can come up with ways to get the job done faster, better, cheaper...etc
3) Be the hardest worker on the team - people respect a boss who actually works.
4) Listen to your people, even if you cannot take their suggestions, listen and then explain why.
5) Be fair, work hard to be impartial... have no favorites.
6) Give alot of feedback, look for every opportunity to give praise.
7) Be willing to "fire" a bad apple, the rest of the team will appreciate it.
Gain trust by being trustworthy.. be a person who keeps your word, is always honest, and never gossips.
9) Small rewards - A can of coke or box of donuts for everyone one day out of your own pocket will pay big dividends.
10) Middle management is the hardest, explain your bosses expectation to your workers, so they can work with you rather than against you.
11) Remember they are just people too - having good and bad days just trying to make a living. Treat them as such.
Best of everything with your co-workers.