The ironies of motivation

Abstract

“Motivation” is one of those words that is commonly used to describe the fuzzy notion of “why we do what we do.” There are numerous ironies about motivation that make the topic all the more difficult to understand. By examining these ironies more closely, we can avoid their pitfalls. Following, then, are what I consider the top ten ironies of motivation.

Citation

Nelson, B. (1999), "The ironies of motivation", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054627