Billy Riggs is a dynamic and inspirational speaker. His opening day presentation to our entire school staff aligned beautifully with our mission and vision work and set the stage for all employees to have a successful school year.
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Motivating Workers Can Be a Real Trick
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 […]
Video of Billy Performing the World’s Second-Best Card Trick!
He 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 […]
THE HIGH COST OF INCENTIVES: Why Paying People More Money Often Reduces Their Productivity
In 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 […]