When an employee does something in hopes that it will result in a tangible, external reward or outcome, it’s considered to be extrinsically motivated. Such stimuli typically come from an outside ...

Struggling to finish that report for your boss? One way to increase your interest in a task is to add immediate rewards, rather than wait until the end to reward yourself, according to new Cornell ...

In the pursuit of productivity, we often focus on external tools—time management apps, to-do lists, or strict schedules. But what if the real secret to peak performance lies not in your calendar, but ...

New research shows that immediate rewards increase enjoyment and interest in tasks more compared to rewards at the end of a task. Struggling to finish that report for your boss? One way to increase ...

You have many options for motivating workers to perform well in your organization. For example, job rotation and job enrichment bring in additional challenges and experience. You also can motivate ...

Tanya is the Co-Founder and CMO of beqom, a cloud based total compensation management platform used by global enterprises. 2022 has been a year of reassessment after the upheaval of the initial phases ...

In the world of entrepreneurship, big financial incentives like annual bonuses and commissions are often considered a cornerstone of employee motivation strategies. The underlying idea is simple: if ...