Download or read book Simple Secrets to Motivating People Over the Long Term written by Edward G. Muzio and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from Four Secrets to Liking Your Work: You May Not Need to Quit to Get the Job You Want (ISBN: 9780132344456) by Edward G. Muzio, Deborah J. Fisher, and Erv Thomas. Available in print and digital formats. The latest research on how to motivate people: grounded in the experiences of plenty of organizations! Motivation is unchangeable. The deepest reasons for our actions are not negotiable; they are “hard-wired” within us. We can’t change our own motivation on a moment’s notice, much less someone else’s. This means the only way to “motivate” others is to align our requests with the drives they already have....