The Motivation Myth

Through coaching, you help people realize their potential by increasing their self-knowledge, perception and understanding. Leaders at all levels may start with the following six best practices. Coaching has grown more popular than any other developmental technique in recent years. For one, people crave person-to-person interaction after two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. For another, […]

On the discrepancies between what science knows and what organizations do. Daniel H. Pink is the author of several provocative, best-selling books about business, work, creativity and behavior. His books include the New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human.  Dan’s books have been translated into 42 languages, […]

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…and not themselves first? “Leaders are entrusted to lead the business and its people; however, the key to do so successfully is to lead self-first. Leaders must commit to their personal growth and development to lead effectively and achieve results for their company,” Angelique Marcelli, Customer Success Manager at getAbstract, says. She emphasizes that “leaders […]

Jeff Haden asked successful musicians, race car drivers, corporate leaders and athletes how they define tasks, sustain their motivation, and watch their small wins accumulate. Here are his insights. Season 2, Episode 3 of our #gettogether series Understanding People: How many times have you wanted to take on a new project, learn a skill or […]

Job crafting means proactively shaping your job to enhance your well-being. Although the concept has been around for a while, the pandemic has given it new relevance. Part I of this two-part series looks at what job crafting entails. Many employees don’t work for an organization aspiring to make it onto the “best places to […]

Enthusiasm is catching. Use it to motivate teams to high performance. Coordinating teams to focus on a goal follows the same general processes that setting and executing personal goals follow: Aim high.   Set measurable goals with intermittent milestones.   Focus on consistently achieving the small steps it takes to accomplish something big.   Big goals inspire, but […]

Even the dullest job in the world – let’s say, driving the same track over and over again as a racing car driver – can be inspiring. But why? Because inspiration follows motivation! How do racing car drivers, successful musicians, corporate leaders and athletes sustain their motivation? By working hard, following a daily process and not relying […]