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How Motivation Works

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In this complimentary webinar, learn about the power of motivation in the workplace from Columbia University Professor of Psychology and Business Tory Higgins, an expert on motivation and decision-making.

You’ll learn:

– Why “carrots” and “sticks” incentives are not enough to motivate people to do better work
– How promotion-focused and prevention-focused people pursue goals differently
– How three kinds of effectiveness (value, control, and truth) work together and can lead to successful motivation

To learn more about this topic, visit:
https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/execed/…

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