Motivation – Carrot, stick or something else?

Daniel Pink, author of “A Whole New Mind”, has a new book out on motivation, “Drive”.  In it, he argues that material incentives don’t actually provide effective motivation – in fact, they may hurt performance.  This isn’t really new research (see Herzberg’s two-factor theory of the late 50’s early 60’s), … Continue reading

Multicultural Critical Theory. At Business School? – NYTimes.com

Multicultural Critical Theory. At Business School? – NYTimes.com This article is a nice take on a “new” way of teaching business.  It’s what I try to do with my undergraduate students.  What is shocking to me is that this is considered “groundbreaking”.  Really?  We still don’t believe, as business educators, … Continue reading

Slides that stick – PowerPoint presentation design: Just listen to yourself

Slides that stick – PowerPoint presentation design: Just listen to yourself Useful advice when you are stuck putting a presentation together.  Just tell the story!  Forget about the format, structure, slides, etc.  Just tell the story in your own words and record it.  Then go back and see what worked … Continue reading