Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Ever wonder why this small book about a psychotherapy model is so popular with leaders, managers, and others who deal with normal people, rather than with those who suffer psychologically? Using the current lingo, he used neuroscience to engage both our cognitive and our emotional motivations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

When I met for lunch with Dr. Phil Zimbardo , the former president of the American Psychological Association, I knew him primarily as the mastermind behind The Stanford Prison Experiment. I asked Zimbardo, "Can you reverse the Stanford Prison Experiment?". His research showed that the two primary motivators for people were (1.)

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Whether our aim is to build adaptive and resilient organizations, motivated and engaged team members, or growth minded individuals, each requires deliberate effort, dedicated practice, and energy. In fact, the brain is wired to reinforce that social things motivate us in positive ways. We are inherently social beings.

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