Interesting ideas and research relating to your career or business.

Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better

Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions.

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."

Daniel Pink on the science of motivation

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.

Is a bad job better than no job at all? -

Dr Liana Leach from the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University discusses employment satisfaction and its effect on mental health.