Motivation is, of course, a central concept for management. There are numerous theories of motivation, and all managers who hope to stay managers need to have at least a reasonable idea of what is ...

Harvard-trained psychiatrist Gabriella Rosen Kellerman says that a sense of mattering is crucial to increase your motivation at work, and earlier this month, Wharton behavioral psychologist Adam Grant ...

A frustrated employee wants to know how to keep their motivation up after being rejected for a promotion. Getty Images I was told that I was performing above and beyond, but the company is struggling ...

In most cultures, the calendar builds in some time for reflection. There’s a certain point in the course of a year when it’s natural to look back over the past, evaluate how things are going, and then ...

When I was maybe 8 or 9 years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The bag was full of plaques, trophies, and different ...

At the start of a new year, it can be tempting to commit to new habits or map out major changes you want to make in the months to come. For some people, particularly those who feel burned out or ...

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“I was stuck, and it sucked. I felt unheard and used. I was a cog in the wheel of the big engineering firm and didn’t feel I had an opportunity to grow. It was a defeating feeling, and I wanted more ...

A brave friend recently shared that she was feeling tired—really tired. Not ‘I-didn’t-get-enough-sleep’ tired, but something much deeper. She said, “It’s as if I’ve lost my motivation.” I call her ...

Workplace wellbeing is shifting away from short-term motivation and toward ongoing maintenance, recognising that sustainable performance depends on prevention, recovery, and well-designed systems ...