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Leadership

What Really Motivates Employees?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on June 24, 2024

For too long, managers have focused on coercion and control to align employee behavior with organizational goals. There's a better way.

For too long, managers have focused on coercion and control to align employee behavior with organizational goals. There's a better way.

Motivation

How to Foster and Sustain Team Motivation

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on May 6, 2024

What can you do to enhance your team's motivation and success? Find out how to improve your team's internal dynamics and coordination with concrete advice.

What can you do to enhance your team's motivation and success? Find out how to improve your team's internal dynamics and coordination with concrete advice.

Career

Why Should You Provide a Good Experience to Job Candidates?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on April 29, 2024

How to provide a better candidate experience when you are hiring.

How to provide a better candidate experience when you are hiring.

Workplace Dynamics

What Makes Volunteer Workers Quit?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on January 24, 2024

A recent review of the literature provides clear advice on what volunteer leaders can do to retain dwindling volunteer numbers: organize, support, and promote collaboration.

A recent review of the literature provides clear advice on what volunteer leaders can do to retain dwindling volunteer numbers: organize, support, and promote collaboration.

Motivation

New Research Shows Intrinsic Motivation Is Crucial at Work

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on June 28, 2022

Find out about the strongest type of work motivation for performance and well-being.

Find out about the strongest type of work motivation for performance and well-being.

Career

Is Technology Killing Your Work Motivation?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on May 18, 2022

Are you feeling more demotivated at work because your employer is using new technologies? Here's why.

Are you feeling more demotivated at work because your employer is using new technologies? Here's why.

Motivation

Being the Newbie at Work

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on May 6, 2022

Organizations can engage and retain employees through improved onboarding. Here's how.

Organizations can engage and retain employees through improved onboarding. Here's how.

Motivation

Taking Over the Family Business

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on October 26, 2020

Intrinsic motivation is essential to a successful family business succession.

Intrinsic motivation is essential to a successful family business succession.

Career

Finding the Flow Again and Again

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on October 18, 2020

Evidence-based tricks to detach from work, reattach to work, and proactively manage your engagement when at work.

Evidence-based tricks to detach from work, reattach to work, and proactively manage your engagement when at work.

Career

Struggling to Work at Home and in the Office?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on July 13, 2020

Are you juggling between working from home and a workplace? How to sustain your well-being and productivity in a hybrid work arrangement.

Are you juggling between working from home and a workplace? How to sustain your well-being and productivity in a hybrid work arrangement.

Career

Working Remotely During a Pandemic

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on April 23, 2020

If you have recently started working from home due to restrictions, here are some tips on how to monitor your work motivation and your well-being.

If you have recently started working from home due to restrictions, here are some tips on how to monitor your work motivation and your well-being.

Leadership

How the Best Leaders Adjust

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on September 8, 2019

Do you know how to adjust your leadership style when your organization is experiencing a crisis?

Do you know how to adjust your leadership style when your organization is experiencing a crisis?

Career

How "Virtual" Has Your Work Become?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on September 2, 2019

Are you wondering how to make sure your virtual team performs well? Consider how its work is designed.

Are you wondering how to make sure your virtual team performs well? Consider how its work is designed.

Career

Creating a Knowledge-Sharing Culture at Work

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on May 5, 2019

How do people hide knowledge at work? What can you do about it?

How do people hide knowledge at work? What can you do about it?

Career

Why You Might Not Have a Well Designed Job

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on February 4, 2019

If you had to design someone's job, would you create a good one?

If you had to design someone's job, would you create a good one?

Career

Have You Failed Your New Year’s Resolutions Already?

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on January 14, 2019

If you have already failed at your New Year's Resolution, here are some tips to get you back on track.

If you have already failed at your New Year's Resolution, here are some tips to get you back on track.

Career

Proving or Improving Yourself

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on December 16, 2018

Whether you try to prove or improve yourself at work has consequences for yourself and others at work. But you can change your goal orientation through training.

Whether you try to prove or improve yourself at work has consequences for yourself and others at work. But you can change your goal orientation through training.

Career

Getting a Bonus at Work

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on November 4, 2018

Companies use bonuses to motivate employees. But do bonuses motivate them well? Research suggests that they don't.

Companies use bonuses to motivate employees. But do bonuses motivate them well? Research suggests that they don't.

Career

The Realities of Volunteering

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on October 28, 2018

A mismatch between expectations and the reality of a volunteer job can lead to high volunteer turnover. Volunteer organizations need to provide realistic job previews.

A mismatch between expectations and the reality of a volunteer job can lead to high volunteer turnover. Volunteer organizations need to provide realistic job previews.

Career

Giving Time

Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on October 1, 2018

What makes people more likely to volunteer and what benefits does it bring them?

What makes people more likely to volunteer and what benefits does it bring them?