Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater ...

Studies conflict as to whether external rewards inhibit internal incentive, and whether they should be used for motivation.

→Lay it out. Set out your clothes, shoes, water bottle, and reflective gear the night before to eliminate excuses and get out ...

TRONDHEIM, Norway — When it comes to motivation, men and women may not be as different as stereotypes suggest. A new study of nearly 500 Icelandic adults found that men and women are largely alike ...

Summary: New research shows that meaning in life and self-efficacy—the belief in one’s ability to succeed—are critical for well-being, regardless of sex. Men reported higher levels of passion and self ...

When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like laziness from the outside. But dig deeper, and what looks like apathy, ...

Employee motivation is critical to performance, engagement, and overall well-being. But many leaders continue to rely on traditional motivation strategies, such as financial incentives, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Motivation is what gets employees to come to work every day ...

Many posts on student motivation have appeared in this blog over the years. Antoine Germany, an assistant principal at the school where I teach, Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., gave ...