Motivation revamped: A summary of Daniel H. Pink’s new theory of what motivates us
By Jevita Nilson
Business books aren’t always the most riveting reads. However this week I became unexpectedly enthralled in Daniel H. Pink’s Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. I read the book, cover to cover, in less than three days.
Pink’s persuasive theory on what motivates us – in work, school and in our personal lives – is backed by four decades of solid scientific research on human motivation, and highlights an extreme mismatch between the human capital practices that businesses use that the practices that really work. Read More…
Legal Secretaries…where are they?
‘Where are all the legal secretaries?’ This is a regular question from Perth law firms. Often they wonder if they have done something wrong – Do they have a bad reputation with secretaries? Are the lawyers scaring them off? Are they not paying enough? They all want to know why it is so hard to find a legal secretary!
Now is the time for firms to look at the real reasons that good legal secretaries have disappeared and address it before the shortage becomes worse. Read More…
