Motivational Theory
Motivational Thoughts
Thursday, January 26th, 2012From TED Talks I thought I’d share this video…. Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward. Related articles Motivating Learning (alanjoneseducation.com) [...]
Becoming You on The Road to Being
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Maslow, a well respected Psychologist, proposed the idea of a Hierarchy of Human Needs. His work is well known, often quoted and sometimes misrepresented by many of the popular writers of psychological thinking. In essence Maslow postulated the following ‘pyramid’ of needs. At the base of the pyramid we find our ‘Physiological Needs’. [...]
Motivation – The 5 Step Process
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010The secret to personal motivation is about having some clear notion of what you are trying to achieve and how you intend to get there. The inspirational stories of Talan Skeels Piggins and Simon Weston offer some thoughts about how we can motivate ourselves.