“Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.” – Clayton Christensen (Harvard Business School)
This is a practical guide written for all employees, executives, HR managers, and entrepreneurs who want to learn how to motivate themselves, their team members and colleagues, or even the organization as a whole. Recent psychological research findings will help us answering your most burning questions:
Which factors motivate us to perform outstandingly?
Do motivators change over time or what do they ultimately depend on?
How can I boost my own motivation? And how can I as a leader motivate others?
What can employees, managers and Human Resource specialists do in order to increase the overall level of work motivation?
Which methods are most efficient and sustainable?
As a cutting-edge professional you deserve to work only with the most relevant information backed by sound science and recent field-testing. Summarizing the results of 26 empirical studies conducted in 18 different countries all within the last 3 years will provide you with the most diverse and up-to-date knowledge available. Moreover you deserve getting that knowledge fast and in understandable language. Well, congratulations – you will all find it here!
“I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.” – Edmund Hillary (first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest)