Motivation and Performance

"Few topics are as important, yet poorly understood, as workplace motivation. This book provides an authoritative guide for leaders and professionals interested in leveraging the science of motivation to enhance individual, team, and organisational performance. A must-read if you care about evidence-based management and understand the limits of intuition." * Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, CEO of Hogan Assessments and Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University *
"Everyone knows that an engaged workforce is more productive and profitable yet so many try to achieve this with a singular 'silver bullet' solution that often harms as much as it helps. Motivation and Performance gives balance to the complex factors at play, shows leaders where to look and guides their judgement. It clearly shows just what startling results can be achieved by getting it right and how dire the consequences of getting it wrong. Leaders of any size of organisation can learn and profit from this book." * Group Captain John Jupp, PhD, OBE *
"This book is an extremely valuable resource for leaders of businesses of all sizes and anyone working in HR. It contains great practical tools such as templates and guidelines for best practice. The anecdotes and case studies bring the academically informed points to life articulately making it relevant and accessible to readers." * Paul Rein, Principal Consultant Psychologist, Thomas International *
"There is no doubt that despite its huge significance and decades of work, organisations do not yet set out to systematically review and improve motivation and/or performance. Why not? There are quick wins to be had, and this book describes very clearly the constructs required to make substantial and long-lasting improvements." * Mike Haffenden, founder and Director of Strategic Dimensions and of Corporate Research Forum (CRF) and Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) *
"As a small business owner and teacher, I found this book a valuable resource as well as being interesting and often entertaining. It uses stories and examples to highlight many of the issues and opportunities that all businesses need to know about. I would recommend this book to my students and business owners." * Louise Dannhauer, Owner, Spa Time & Instructor, Vancouver Community College *
"Motivation and Performance is an excellent balance between theory and practice. Any business professional would benefit from the very practical examples, and step-by-step processes provided throughout. As well, the inclusion of the 'why' behind these processes give reason and credibility to the suggestions offered." * Roberta Sawatzky MA CPHR, Professor at Okanagan School of Business and Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia Okanagan *