Comments on: Motivation: Fluctuations and Levers http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628 Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:10:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kathryn Britton http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628/comment-page-1#comment-52108 Kathryn Britton Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:17:10 +0000 http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628#comment-52108 Thank you, Scott and Sherri, I believe there is no one-size-fits-all answer to motivation, and somehow I find it liberating to think of motivation rising and falling over the course of a career -- without it being a moral failing, in Sherri's words. I guess that's called taking the long view! I think understanding that there are various facets of motivation is an important message for teachers. Perhaps it could also help them take responsibility only for as much of motivation as they have the power to affect -- some but not all of it. And of course, good teachers let people change. Kathryn Thank you, Scott and Sherri,

I believe there is no one-size-fits-all answer to motivation, and somehow I find it liberating to think of motivation rising and falling over the course of a career — without it being a moral failing, in Sherri’s words. I guess that’s called taking the long view!

I think understanding that there are various facets of motivation is an important message for teachers. Perhaps it could also help them take responsibility only for as much of motivation as they have the power to affect — some but not all of it.

And of course, good teachers let people change.

Kathryn

]]> By: Sherri Fisher http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628/comment-page-1#comment-51899 Sherri Fisher Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:11:40 +0000 http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628#comment-51899 Kathryn- Teachers need to see this article and see how important motivation is to sustaining effort, and that this is a set of symptoms, not a set of moral failings. Excellent and well-organized information!! Love the levers for self-efficacy concept! --Sherri Kathryn-
Teachers need to see this article and see how important motivation is to sustaining effort, and that this is a set of symptoms, not a set of moral failings.

Excellent and well-organized information!! Love the levers for self-efficacy concept!

–Sherri

]]> By: Scott Asalone http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628/comment-page-1#comment-51648 Scott Asalone Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:30:34 +0000 http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/200903071628#comment-51648 Kathryn, Excellent job of summarizing key psychological necessities of motivation. This is so essential right now for leaders and managers to understand and practice. Many of the companies I'm working with are suffering from employee lack of motivation. They are tired, demotivated, feel that they have no control and so they've given up. This is a wonderful compilation of knowledge and skills for any manager to apply in difficult times. Thanks for this great and timely article. Scott Kathryn,
Excellent job of summarizing key psychological necessities of motivation. This is so essential right now for leaders and managers to understand and practice. Many of the companies I’m working with are suffering from employee lack of motivation. They are tired, demotivated, feel that they have no control and so they’ve given up. This is a wonderful compilation of knowledge and skills for any manager to apply in difficult times. Thanks for this great and timely article.
Scott

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