A little healthy competition can be good thing!
Healthy competition in the workplace can be a very effective motivator. Merge draws a parallel between leadership and ecology at Yellowstone National Park.
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Now is a great time to assess (or re-assess) your personal motivations
Glynis Devine and I have been professional colleagues for several years, but only just recently we also started collaborating on several projects. As a result, she has also become a dear friend. I am SO thrilled that she agreed to
Employee motivation starts with meeting their needs
My professional colleague and friend Steve Foran is on a mission to help one billion people become happier. And he’s well on his way! He does this through a variety of avenues, but primarily through his research and teaching on
Influence employee behaviour by using the Convenient Fruit Principle
One of my favourite hotels always has a large bowl of fruit sitting on the counter in their front desk area, available to any of their hotel clientele who want a quick snack. Recently, as I checked in one evening,
To motivate employees, thank their spouses and families
This blog post was originally written in January 2014, and has been updated since then. Over the years, I have posted many times about zero-cost or inexpensive ways to motivate employees. Each time my focus has been on ways to
Blocking internal transfers and promotions is a bad idea!
Sometimes, managers deliberately and consciously take actions that while logical, create situations that are non-productive and hugely demotivating. Unfortunately, this is more usual than not. In fact, this was the very topic of a one of my regular The Globe