Ambition ignites when entrepreneurs are told success isn’t guaranteed

26 February 2026

A recent study suggests that entrepreneurs often become more committed to their ventures when they are told they are likely to fail. Rather than discouraging…

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Fuel Your Drive by Valuing Time, Not Money

30 July 2025

Have you ever embarked on a new diet, only to find yourself disheartened when the scales refused to budge by your target deadline? Or have…

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Melancholy and Mementos: How Emotion Drives Souvenir Buying

14 July 2025

New research from Cornell University casts new light on the psychology behind souvenir buying, revealing that our emotional state—particularly the experience of sadness—plays a significant…

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Sales Quotas Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

17 April 2025

Sales quotas have long been a staple in boosting performance, serving as a tried-and-tested mechanism to incentivise sales teams. However, their effectiveness is far from…

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Taxing Wealth Encourages Increased Savings

16 January 2025

Amidst the ongoing discussion around managing the enormous deficits faced by the United States, which frequently surpass the trillion-dollar mark, one proposed strategy for augmenting…

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Job Embeddedness Influences Voluntary Departure Amidst Employment Uncertainty

14 October 2024

During the period known as the Great Resignation, the United States witnessed a marked increase in voluntary employee resignations roughly a year into the COVID-19…

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Decreasing Mobile Phone Usage Boosts Job Satisfaction

5 October 2024

The findings of this recent study are particularly enlightening for employers who are often faced with enhancing work satisfaction and motivation among their employees. Employers…

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A Fresh Strategy for Slack: Inspiring Employee Motivation

21 September 2024

Workplace communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams are often criticised for lowering productivity by inundating employees with constant messages and prompting immediate responses. However,…

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Transform Your Health and Well-being in Just 15 Minutes a Day

28 August 2024

Workplaces constantly adapt to new wellness initiatives such as Corporate Cup events, lunchtime yoga sessions, and ‘walk and talk’ meetings to enhance employee physical activity.…

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Companions with Health Advantages: The Intrinsic Value of Partnership in Successfully Achieving Personal and Professional Objectives

13 August 2024

Setting weekly targets, annual resolutions, and five-year plans often appears tantalisingly elusive. Despite our best intentions, many of us need help to persist with the…

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Initiatives focused on disabilities that are driven by employers can lead to benefits for both individuals and companies

21 May 2024

Successful employer-driven disability initiatives exhibit specific characteristics consistent across various companies and programs despite their differences in other aspects. Recent research published in the Journal…

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Reflecting on Gratitude Received from Family: Its Impact on Becoming a Better Leader

26 April 2024

The conventional wisdom of “leaving your personal issues at the door” might not be the most effective approach for leaders aiming to motivate and Empower…

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