by Jesse Lahey | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog
In 2006, Google became concerned that their highly intelligent, passionate employees were burning out. The effect on Google was significant: illness, lost innovation (even though people still worked long hours), and turnover. In 2007, the company experimented with...
by Jesse Lahey | Dec 18, 2013 | Blog
In the 1930s, Harvard psychology professor Henry Murray analyzed the motivations of people. Rather than directly asking people what motivated them, he developed an exercise (still widely taught and used today) to identify their subconscious thought patterns. Murray...
by Jesse Lahey | Dec 8, 2013 | Blog
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. — from “Invictus,” a short poem by William Ernest Henley, recited by Nelson Mandela while imprisoned on Robben Island When I was in high school, an old (it seemed to me) man named Nelson...
by Jesse Lahey | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
Readers of Daniel Pink’s 2009 bestseller DRIVE will notice parallels between Influence 3.0 and Pink’s concept of Motivation 3.0. But there are more factors affecting influence than just motivational psychology factors; for example, culture, technology, and...
by Jesse Lahey | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
Managers and leaders get others to do what is needed. Engagers create conditions that energize everyone to achieve a shared purpose. Managers and leaders work as the hub of a wheel. Engagers work as the rim of a wheel. Managers and leaders see themselves as the magic....
by Jesse Lahey | Oct 30, 2013 | Blog
“I don’t know if it even matters whether I do a good job,” Erica said. “Sometimes it’s tempting to cut corners, because it seems like no one would even notice.” Listening to this knowledge worker, you would think she had a rotten...
