The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Credentialed researchers have been investigating the topic of motivation in the workplace for quite a while (massive understatement!). Two contributing pioneers from “ the way-back machine ” in that regard were Abraham Maslow and Frederick Herzberg. Motivation/Hygiene Theory (Herzberg, 1966).

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The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 26, 2012

In 1968 Frederick Herzberg reminded us of this in his now-classic Harvard Business Review article entitled “ One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? And yet, too many distressed managers believe employees are out for themselves and motivated primarily by money. A model for collaboration and shared values.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Indeed, HBR 's The Power of Small Wins , recently explored how managers can tap into relatively minor victories to significantly increase the satisfaction and motivation of their employees. His research showed that the two primary motivators for people were (1.) achievement and (2.) recognition for achievement.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 4, 2022

Bad bosses — especially bully bosses — can be “Darth Leader,” channeling the dark side of The Force to “motivate” through fear. Less effective managers see “their people” as coin-operated human resources (assets with skin) to be manipulated with money. Motivation is an inside job.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

While I’m not about to ask everyone in my company to participate in a daily cortisol readout, I have to operate under the assumption that even if I do feel pressure, my employees may feel more. In a classic article, Frederick Herzberg called these kinds of things “hygiene factors.”

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