As a behavioral economist, nothing irks me more than the misconception that human beings are, generally speaking, mentally lazy. Human beings are not inherently lazy – we’re inherently efficient.
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Individualized learning faces a common problem: how to maximize the level of motivation needed to complete programs successfully.
Forty percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, and only 8 percent achieve them. Training leaders should take note of this abysmal statistic, because it reflects something critical about the difficulty of achieving lasting behavior change.
When used in the workplace, an understanding of our psychological functions can serve an important role in giving individuals, teams and organizations a unique competitive advantage.
In today’s volatile, uncertain and complex landscape, traditional leadership development programs are falling short.
Can training organizations tap into learners’ mobile gaming habits to improve learning?
Understand what kind of learning, knowledge and value you are receiving from your day-to-day experiences at work and outside of work.
As teacher and researcher at Stanford University, BJ Fogg mainly focuses on the ways behavior can be influenced. Fogg argues that someone will act when there is motivation, ability and a trigger.
Sellers can become more consultative in negotiations by seeking to understand the customer’s psychology, converting demands to needs and, eventually, trading to protect the deal size.
The theme of World Mental Health Day 2017 is “mental health in the workplace.” We spend a lot of our time at work, and realizing this, organizations are increasingly launching initiatives to support employee well-being.