Articles: Motivation
Zig Ziglar’s Seven Steps of Goal Setting: Create Better Goals
Zig Ziglar, an American motivational speaker, pulled together a list of seven steps associated with goal setting (or goal [...]
Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of Motivation: Valence, Instrumentality and Expectancy
Vroom's expectancy theory of motivation says that individuals are motivated to do something by three things. They are motivated [...]
Types of Goals: A Basic Introduction
There are several different types of goals that individuals or organizations can work towards. These include process related goals [...]
The Pygmalion and Golem Effects: Expectation And Performance
The Pygmalion and Golem effects are two psychological phenomenon. They say that a leaders expectation of an individual's performance [...]
The Dark Triad of Personality Types: A Simple Introduction
The Dark Triad of personality types is a phrase used to describe three similar yet independent personality traits. These [...]
SMART Goals: A Simple Introduction
Goal setting is a powerful tool through which to improve motivation and performance. SMART Goals are particularly helpful. SMART [...]
Reversal Theory: How To Understand Our Motivations And Emotions
Reversal Theory is a psychological framework that focuses on the relationship between motivation and emotion, and which focuses on [...]
Reinforcement Theory In The World Of Work
Reinforcement theory says that the outcomes we experience as a result of our actions and behaviors affect how we [...]
Procrastination: A Simple Summary and Hints for Change
Procrastination is when we engage in irrational delays to action, and that delay has a meaningful consequence. It is [...]
Nudge Theory in the World of Work
Nudging is the process of influencing behaviors through minor changes to information or decision structures. It's possible to use [...]
Motivation Theories: Content and Process
There are two important types of motivation theory: content and process. Content models of motivation focus on what people [...]
McClelland’s Acquired Needs Motivation Theory
McClelland's Acquired Needs Motivation Theory says that humans have three types of emotional needs: achievement, power and affiliation. Individuals [...]
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Simple Summary
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a pyramid of the needs that motivate people. Individuals most basic needs, at the [...]
Locke and Latham’s Goal Setting Theory: Set Better Goals
Locke and Latham's goal setting theory details five key principles that support the creation of effective and motivating goals. [...]
Ikigai – Helping you find your happy place at work
Ikigai is a Japanese phrase meaning "life worth living" that has been absorbed into wester culture as a four [...]
Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory of Motivation: A Simple Summary
Herzberg’s two factor model says that basic factors like safety and salary need to be met to prevent dissatisfaction [...]
E186 – Proactivity At Work With Dr. Joe Gray
Every employer loves proactive employees on their team. But what does proactivity in the workplace even mean? For the [...]
E159 – Cultic Behaviours in Organizations – Part 4: Purpose
This is the last of our four-part mini series exploring cultic behaviours in organizations. Once again we are joined [...]
E155 – Cultic Behaviours in Organizations – Part 1: Introduction
This episode is the first of a four part special collaboration with our friends at the Cult Hackers podcast. [...]
E061: Motivation: Reversal Theory
In this episode we are joined by Rob Robson for a conversation about Reversal Theory. After first exploring the history [...]
E029 – Consumer Behavior Change
James and Jane discuss how organizations, retailers and marketers use the concepts behind nudge, behavioral economics and motivational psychology [...]
E026: Goal Setting
Episode 26 looks at the concept of Goal Setting. In it we discuss what goal setting is and how [...]
E024: Motivation
In episode 24 we focus on Motivation, a key factor influencing behavior and a key tool for enabling behavior [...]
Classical Conditioning: A Basic Introduction
Classical conditioning is a means of changing a being's behaviors through the use of rewards and punishments relating to [...]