The Secrets of Human Motivation: Getting employees to do what you want them to do can be a real trick, but managers have developed four distinct approaches to the subject: Sticks, Carrots, Intrinsic, and Humanitarian. Everyone who has ever worked for an angry boss can understand why I call them “Stick Men” (or women). STICK […]
Read MoreHe did this for 1500 people in Houston in August of 2023. He’ll be happy to do the absolute world’s best card trick for you in person, but it’s too small to do for more than 20 people. The magic and comedy in Billy Riggs’ programs is just a vehicle to engage the audience and […]
Read MoreIn a head-scratcher that has been documented in numerous studies, giving people monetary rewards routinely reduces performance. But why? How do you know when offering cash rewards will help or hurt? Consider five quick mysteries. MYSTERY NUMBER ONE: Go back in time with me to 1995. You are a fly on the wall in a […]
Read MoreThe capacity of the human mind for self-deception is astounding. Until we accept this fact, and consciously choose to look inward at our own personal belief systems (rather than attempting
Read MoreHappily DisillusionedBy Billy Riggs, the World’s Only Dis-IllusionistYou and I have something in common: we’re both illusionists…
Read MoreIf your group or organization holds a decent number of seminars over the course of the year, you may find that some other motivational…
Read MoreI’ll never forget it. The meeting that day in the summer of 1997 was a disaster. Being generally accustomed to attentive audiences…
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