motivation

Want to Be a Great Leader? Do These Seven Things.

Want to Be a Great Leader? Do These Seven Things.

Effective leadership is so important. Research has shown it’s associated with high morale, peak performance, and successful outcomes. Effective leaders guide, motivate, support, and empower the people that they manage. It’s not an easy task, but it’s an essential one. Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed. But if you’re new to(…)

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The Power of Compliments

The Power of Compliments

When it comes to engaging employees and enhancing productivity, is there anything more motivating than money? Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, thinks there is. He believes that money is actually a poor motivator, and that simple compliments are much more powerful than we realize. Watch the brief video below(…)

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What Motivates People?

What Motivates People?

Conventional wisdom suggests that people are motivated by tangible monetary rewards. In a work context, if you pay people more, they will produce better work. In this compelling video, Dan Pink argues that this is true only for the most simple and mechanical tasks. As soon as tasks become more complex and cognitively challenging, people actually(…)

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