Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work . . . and What Does (getAbstract Summary)

Help your employees reach higher levels of satisfaction and performance. This audio-only course summarizes top leadership researcher Susan Fowler’s popular book.

Motivation doesn’t work when it comes from the outside. People must motivate themselves. Help your employees reach higher levels of satisfaction and performance by moving beyond traditional motivational techniques. This audio-only course by getAbstract summarizes Susan Fowler’s popular book, Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work … and What Does. Drawing on years of extensive research, Susan explains how managers can unleash employees’ maximum potential without resorting to a mindless carrot-and-stick approach that creates more problems than it solves. getAbstract recommends Fowler’s iconoclastic ideas to leaders, small business owners, and startup entrepreneurs who are ready to move beyond traditional motivational techniques.

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1. Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work...and What Does

• Managers can't motivate—people must motivate themselves
• Answers to top questions about motivation
• Motivation starts with understanding values
• The six motivational outlooks