September 07, 2025 What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about the motivations of CEOs BY The Conversation Niccolò Machiavelli, the infamous author of The Prince, wrote in the 1500s that the ideal leader makes and breaks solemn agreements. He creates alliances with weak allies to defeat a powerful enemy and then eliminates them one by … Continue reading What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about the motivations of CEOs
July 05, 2025 ‘I am very motivated by frustration’: A Yale creativity expert on how to turn your ideas into action Scientist Zorana Ivcevic Pringle has studied creativity for decades. Here’s her best advice for tapping into a creative mindset. When scientist Zorana Ivcevic Pringle first started out in academia as an undergraduate student, she … Continue reading ‘I am very motivated by frustration’: A Yale creativity expert on how to turn your ideas into action
October 31, 2024 4 ways to hack your motivation and get more done It’s about tapping into your brain’s natural love of closure. These four tricks can get you started. BY Stephanie Vozza Popular productivity tools like to-do apps and task-management trackers are great for scheduling your day and organizing your projects, but you’ll likely have … Continue reading 4 ways to hack your motivation and get more done
By Lydia Dishman January 07, 2024 It’s only been a few days since the new year began and many people are feeling that special sort of deflated that comes after the festive holiday season and the zeal to stick with resolutions. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s also not helping that … Continue reading A practical guide to finding motivation and new meaning in your work
12 Ways to Motivate Yourself Every Morning Calendar / 21 Oct 2022 It’s funny how motivation works. Some days, you wake up with so much energy and inspiration that you’re ready to take on the world. Other times, it feels like you have just enough energy to crawl out of bed. Even though motivation … Continue reading 12 Ways to Motivate Yourself Every Morning
By Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr August 24, 2022 Stories awaken possibility because they inspire curiosity and help us imagine what might be possible. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the great science fiction writers, wrote stories to “dislodge my mind, and so the reader’s mind, from the lazy, timorous habit of … Continue reading How to tell a compelling story to motivate others
By Art Markman May 09, 2022 I was talking to a colleague the other day, and she said that between the pandemic and a few life events over the past few years, she just isn’t as professionally ambitious any more. She has lots of things she would like to accomplish—they just aren’t related to … Continue reading Has your motivation to work declined? Maybe your values have shifted
Erica Schultz January 16, 2022 Lack of motivation. We all feel it. The project seems too big? You’ll do it later. You don’t have enough time? You’re too tired? Dog ate your to-do list? The excuses to not do something are endless. Many stem from feeling demotivated. Motivation is necessary to achieve your goals and … Continue reading 7 Ways to Boost Your Motivation
5 Tips for Staying Motivated With so much success in his career, it’s no doubt that David Geithner of On Location experiences knows a thing or two about staying motivated. One of the key factors in a person’s success is how able they are to self-motivate, and push themselves further in their goals (career, personal. … Continue reading 5 Tips for Staying Motivated
Erica Schultz January 16, 2022 Lack of motivation. We all feel it. The project seems too big? You’ll do it later. You don’t have enough time? You’re too tired? Dog ate your to-do list? The excuses to not do something are endless. Many stem from feeling demotivated. Motivation is necessary to achieve your goals and … Continue reading 7 Ways to Boost Your Motivation
