“motivation is highest when the probability of success is 50 percent: We don't get involved if the task is too easy or too hard.” IfsHardMotivationEasyInvolvedHighestPercentTasksProbabilityGet Involved Book:Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business Source: Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business
“When people in organizations feel too secure, it's because there aren't any significant outcomes as a result of what they do. Whatever you do, nothing much different happens. This also means there are no important pay-offs if you risk by innovating. As there are no rewards for taking risks, then there's no sense of push in that institution's culture.” PeopleIfsFeelsMeanImportantDifferentHappensCultureResultsPayRiskOrganizationInstitutionsRewardsSignificantSecureOutcomesTaking Risks Author:Judith M Bardwick
“... there's a large core of powerlessness which is balanced against the unwritten contract that says that if you behave, you'll be okay. No wonder people pay so much attention to knowing the rules, to knowing the right people, to not making waves, to never making errors -- to not risking, trying, innovating.” PeopleIfsTryingPayAttentionWonderKnowingOkayErrorsWaveCoreBehaveContractsBalancedPowerlessnessUnwritten Author:Judith M Bardwick
“If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are told what's going on and what will happen to them. In the vacuum of no news, people imagine the worst. Since disappointment is much easier to handle than anxiety, then, good news or bad, honesty is honestly the best policy.” PeopleIfsHappensImagineWorstHonestyPolicyEasierAnxietyNewsDisappointmentHonestlyMoodHandleUncertaintyAnxiousGood NewsVacuums Author:Judith M Bardwick
