susan fowler

Susan Fowler

Susan Fowler, CEO of Mojo Moments, is the bestselling author of “Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work ... And What Does: The New Science of Leading, Engaging, and Energizing.” Her latest book, “Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals,” presents an evolutionary idea: motivation is a skill.  She is also the author of bylined articles, peer-reviewed research, and eight books, including the best-selling “Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager” with Ken Blanchard. For more information, visit SusanFowler.com and MojoMoments.com.     

Articles by Susan Fowler

InspirationLeadership

Reframing vs. a motivational shift: Which leads to success?

By Susan Fowler 01/24/24

InspirationLeadership

What leaders need to know about personality and motivation

By Susan Fowler 12/21/23

LeadershipWorkforce

It’s wise to discuss motivation. Asking what motivates someone isn’t

By Susan Fowler 10/25/23

DevelopmentLeadership

The real reason coaching fails

By Susan Fowler 10/04/23

AILeadership

Leader beware: How AI perpetuates mistruths about motivation

By Susan Fowler 09/27/23

DevelopmentLeadership

Can AI enhance leadership?

By Susan Fowler 08/30/23

InspirationLeadership

Lessons on motivation from the odd friendship of Maslow and Frankl

By Susan Fowler 07/26/23

DevelopmentLeadership

Free your leadership by challenging assumed constraints

By Susan Fowler 06/28/23

LeadershipManagement

WD-40’s secret formula might surprise you, Garry Ridge says

By Susan Fowler 05/24/23

LeadershipWorkforce

Why keep trying to motivate people when you can’t?

By Susan Fowler 04/26/23

LeadershipManagement

Why mastering motivation makes good business sense

By Susan Fowler 03/22/23

LeadershipManagement

Unlocking psychological sense

By Susan Fowler 02/22/23

LeadershipProductivity

Proof that procrastinating is bad for your health

By Susan Fowler 01/25/23

InspirationLeadership

Strategies to experience a positive difference in the new year

By Susan Fowler 01/09/23

CommunicationLeadership

How leadership language can drive employees nuts

By Susan Fowler 10/26/22

LeadershipWorkforce

Gamification: Before you play, know what experts say

By Susan Fowler 09/28/22

LeadershipWorkforce

How companies can help employees avoid the “Great Regret”

By Susan Fowler 08/24/22

LeadershipStrategy

Are rewards ever appropriate?

By Susan Fowler 07/27/22

InspirationLeadership

Look to Curry — or anyone you admire — for cues on excellence

By Susan Fowler 06/22/22

LeadershipManagement

Trying times: Release negativity and lead with vitality

By Susan Fowler 05/25/22

LeadershipManagement

Can we fix what’s wrong with continuous performance management?

By Susan Fowler 05/10/22

LeadershipManagement

Are you leading a team or a group?

By Susan Fowler 03/23/22

LeadershipManagement

Why tokens are the wrong incentive for workplace problems

By Susan Fowler 02/23/22

LeadershipManagement

Are you a low-effort thinker?

By Susan Fowler 01/26/22

Management

The (real) secret to overcoming procrastination

By Susan Fowler 10/27/21

Communication

When the moment is right, are you ready for a motivation conversation?

By Susan Fowler 09/22/21

Inspiration

It’s not personal, it’s business?

By Susan Fowler 08/25/21

Inspiration

4 ways to encourage people to do what needs to be done

By Susan Fowler 07/28/21

Management

Why leadership is 5 times harder than you think

By Susan Fowler 06/23/21

Inspiration

Is motivation science the answer to leading a hybrid workforce?

By Susan Fowler 05/26/21

Inspiration

How to promote your team’s mindfulness at work

By Susan Fowler 04/28/21

Communication

3 ways to manage up today

By Susan Fowler 03/21/21

Management

How to overhaul leadership

By Susan Fowler 02/24/21

Communication

What inaugurations can teach you about your communication

By Susan Fowler 01/27/21

Management

The final word on New Year’s resolutions

By Susan Fowler 12/20/20

Management

The trouble with lies: How to avoid the downside of tribalism

By Susan Fowler 11/24/20

Management

Are you listening to the canary trying to warn you?

By Susan Fowler 10/28/20

Management

You’ve lost your sense of control. Now what?

By Susan Fowler 09/23/20

Management

Where do your beliefs come from?

By Susan Fowler 08/26/20

Management

The myth of low energy

By Susan Fowler 07/22/20

Management

Dispelling the myth of laziness

By Susan Fowler 07/06/20

Management

Why return to normal? How to capitalize on lessons learned

By Susan Fowler 05/27/20

Management

How to evolve from managing time to managing energy

By Susan Fowler 04/22/20

Management

Strategies for thriving when emotionally hijacked

By Susan Fowler 03/25/20

Management

Your company is unfair. So what?

By Susan Fowler 02/26/20

Management

Without this, your dreams will die

By Susan Fowler 01/22/20

Management

What’s become clear?

By Susan Fowler 12/26/19

Inspiration

Are you a mentor magnet?

By Susan Fowler 11/27/19

Communication

Warning: Do not try this at home

By Susan Fowler 09/25/19

Careers

How do I get my boss to stop micromanaging me?

By Susan Fowler 08/28/19

Management

How to transform a chore from burden to benefit

By Susan Fowler 07/24/19

Management

The difference between engagement and motivation matters. Here’s why

By Susan Fowler 06/26/19

Management

How to stop a bad habit

By Susan Fowler 05/22/19

Inspiration

Can you master your motivation?

By Susan Fowler 04/24/19

Management

Do you have a credo?

By Susan Fowler 03/27/19

Management

What golf can teach you about mastering your motivation (even if you don’t play)

By Susan Fowler 02/27/19

Inspiration

The motivation science behind the “tidying up” craze

By Susan Fowler 01/23/19

Management

Are you a compassionate leader?

By Susan Fowler 12/27/18

Communication

Flip the feedback

By Susan Fowler 11/28/18

Management

How to generate positive energy

By Susan Fowler 10/23/18

Careers

What’s the “why” of your job?

By Susan Fowler 09/26/18

Management

Take a break from the busyness

By Susan Fowler 08/22/18

Inspiration

The problem with intrinsic motivation

By Susan Fowler 07/24/18

Management

Is motivation what you think it is?

By Susan Fowler 06/26/18

Inspiration

Time for a new approach to motivating millennials

By Susan Fowler 05/23/18

Management

How would you respond to losing your desk?

By Susan Fowler 04/25/18

Management

Speaking in Russia — a lesson in reaching across divides

By Susan Fowler 03/28/18

Management

Do you encourage people to ask for help?

By Susan Fowler 02/28/18

Careers

How to sell your solutions

By Susan Fowler 01/24/18

Inspiration

Gratitude is a choice

By Susan Fowler 12/23/17

Management

HIPO programs suck

By Susan Fowler 11/20/17

Management

What if you’re a cynic?

By Susan Fowler 10/25/17

Management

The case for just-in-time leadership

By Susan Fowler 09/27/17

Management

How to create the best of times at work

By Susan Fowler 08/22/17

Management

How do you decipher someone’s values?

By Susan Fowler 07/25/17

Inspiration

How to make incentives work

By Susan Fowler 06/28/17

Management

What’s the best-kept secret of leadership?

By Susan Fowler 06/08/17

Management

What to do when reality smacks you in the face

By Susan Fowler 04/25/17

Management

Why are managers such lousy motivators?

By Susan Fowler 03/22/17

Communication

What’s good about divisiveness

By Susan Fowler 02/21/17

Management

Can people really change?

By Susan Fowler 01/25/17

Inspiration

Why think like an owner if you aren’t one?

By Susan Fowler 12/28/16

Management

Is anything we thought about leadership true?

By Susan Fowler 11/23/16

Careers

The danger of being driven at work

By Susan Fowler 10/25/16

Communication

What is the true language of global business?

By Susan Fowler 09/28/16

Inspiration

Is intrinsic motivation at work overrated?

By Susan Fowler 08/24/16

Leadership

Why motivating people doesn’t work — and what does

By Susan Fowler 07/07/15