
By AIM Senior Research Fellow Dr Samantha Johnson

By Susan Muldowney
Behavioural scientists have long believed that peak human potential can be reached through a system of rewards and punishments commonly referred to as the carrot-and-stick approach. It’s a theory that likens a human being to a donkey hitched to a cart

Guest post by Alison Vidotto
How do you keep your employees motivated and engaged? Is it something you struggle with?
Research now tells us that contrary to popular belief, money is not the primary motivating factor for employees to be happy with their job. If you

So it’s week two of 2016, you’ve already skipped your morning run twice and you caved in and drank a few too many glasses of wine on Saturday night. While it might feel like the wheels are wobbling already, it isn’t yet time to give up on all of your goals for the year.
The New Year is

Getting your head in the game: four tips for really achieving your goals in 2016
So Christmas has been and gone and you’re staring down the barrel of another 12 months of work. Think back to this time last year, did you achieve everything you set out to do in 2015? If not