Since ancient times, business leaders have sought ways to motivate their workers. While fear of physical punishment may have worked to build the pyramids, a more humane and scientific approach is ...

The motivation and goal-setting theory research of Dr. Edwin A. Locke is widely regarded among the top management theories. Small businesses can learn a lot from his principles of motivation and ...

One of the most significant, recent publications about procrastination is a comprehensive meta-analysis conducted by Piers Steel (University of Calgary, Alberta) and published in Psychological ...

Gaining career clarity involves defining who you are, understanding what you want from a career change and attracting aligned opportunities. Tapping into motivation is incredibly helpful in the ...

We sometimes look at motivation backwards: We assume there must be an outcome or reward in order to get ourselves or others motivated to act. This is not what science shows us. One of the key ...

Almost everything we do (or don’t do, for that matter) at work can be traced back to motivation. It’s the reason some employees are engaged, others are disenchanted and still others are actively ...

Watching firefighters battle the Los Angeles blazes, I wondered, “What motivates someone to run toward a fire?” What drives people to dedicate themselves to that kind of commitment to their community ...

The Atlanta cheating scandal was a perfect storm of what happens when you try to reduce the complex job of teaching (and it get’s even more complex when you teach in schools that serve children living ...