Idea #365
Mortality: The Ultimate Motivator
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Mortality: The Ultimate Motivator
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Existing management theories fail to provide the complete picture on employee motivation. To understand what drives us as human beings you have to understand a range of complex psychological factors — including fear of death and denial of our own mortality. Death is a powerful ‘stealth motivator’ that leads to defensive and avoidance strategies in the workplace.
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January 1, 2014Idea posted
Apr 2014
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