Small-business owners can motivate employees with a carrot or a stick, depending on the situation and goals. Using positive reinforcement rather than fear is a more productive way to get employees to ...

Promotion-based personalities are often extroverts%2C like taking chances Prevention-focused personalities can be introverted%2C yet solve problems well Each are inspired in different ways%2C have ...

Want the job? Lead with motivation. There are only three job interview questions and only three answers. In the vast majority of cases each of the final candidates has the strengths required to do the ...

Repetitive tasks lend themselves to boredom and drudgery, causing employees to become unmotivated to perform at a high level. While it's natural for employees to become disinterested after doing the ...

(CareerBuilder.com)-- "Rejections are not unlike breakups," says Marian Schembari of New York City. "I remember one time I was rejected from the perfect job and spent the day in bed like a love-struck ...

In truth, it’s a difficult time of year to stay motivated. Would it be easier to succumb to the holiday season, secretly online shopping through conference calls, wearing extra baggy sweaters to the ...

As America continues to recover from the Great Recession, millions of people remain out of work through no fault of their own — including more than 71,000 people in my home state of Rhode Island.