A high-level manager from a Fortune 500 company created a game based on one of my motivation books and reached out for feedback. I love games and wanted to support her efforts. But we ran into an early roadblock when I asked her the game’s purpose. She stated her intention: I want to teach people… Continue reading Gamification: Before you play, know what experts say
This headline caught my attention: The Great Resignation turns to the Great Regret as worker needs are not being met, expert says. Suddenly venerable business sites are reporting on the Great Regret and its cousin that’s gone viral, the Quiet Quitting. McKinsey & Company claims the Great Attrition has become the Great Renegotiation. But no matter how many trendy names we assign to… Continue reading How companies can help employees avoid the “Great Regret”
I’m a fierce opponent of the reward culture permeating today’s organizations. I rail at the idea of motivating people by throwing monetary rewards, tokens, badges, trips, prizes and incentives at them. When speaking or training, I come armed and ready with scientific proof for the answer to the inevitable question: Are rewards ever appropriate? But recently,… Continue reading Are rewards ever appropriate?
The pushback was swift against WeWork CEO’s bold claim that only the “least engaged” people want to continue working from home. Sandeep Mathrani had an ulterior motive for people not to work from home and instead rent office space from WeWork, which he acknowledged in an apology of sorts. For me, his statement was also… Continue reading Is Motivation Science the Answer to Leading a Hybrid Workforce?
Stare at the illustration above, focusing on the red dot in the center of the blue circle. Within 30 seconds, you will experience the Troxler effect — the blue circle disappears until all you see is the red dot amid a field of white. The illusion demonstrates that everything else in the periphery fades away when our… Continue reading The trouble with lies: How to avoid the downside of tribalism
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