100 WAYS TO MOTIVATE OTHERS

This is one of the most digestible and charming audio lessons on getting the best from people in any setting. The diversity of 100 separate lessons is held together by some powerful conceptual threads: People are responsible for themselves, their autonomy needs to be respected to activate decision-making, and there are ways to get things done that energize people rather than control them. Chandler’s practicality, his colloquial language, and his utter comfort with this material belie the thinking that went into these lessons, which effectively span the universe of motivational ideas across the ages. Though Type A listeners will be impatient with Chandler’s slow reading, it will be enjoyable on a long vacation drive when they’re not in such a hurry. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]