I've got to make a confession: I always have second thoughts about addressing the issue of motivation. Probably for a couple of reasons. First, thousands of successful leaders, across dozens of ...

We've all heard that knowledge can bestow power. More specifically, practical principles, when understood and well applied, provide the leverage to change reality -- whether in science, construction, ...

Basic principles of motivation exist that are applicable to learning in any education situation. 1. The environment can be used to focus the student’s attention on what needs to be learned. Teachers ...

Teachers who create warm and accepting yet business-like atmospheres will promote persistent effort and favorable attitudes toward learning. This strategy will be successful in children and in adults.

The motivation and goal-setting theory research of Dr. Edwin A. Locke is widely regarded among the top management theories. Small businesses can learn a lot from his principles of motivation and ...

If someone mentions a job involving longs hours, varied shift patterns, high levels of responsibility and a good standard of presentation, they could easily be describing a number of positions within ...

Leadership comes in various forms, such as the civil rights leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the political leadership of John F. Kennedy, and the managerial leadership of a small business ...

What can motivational interviewing help with? Motivational interviewing was originally developed to address addiction, but today it can help treat alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, smoking ...