#gag

And to whom were these bundles of unrecognizably mashed-up mortgages ultimately sold? Quite often, to you and me. Our pension funds, municipalities, and money-market accounts were made up largely of these “mortgage-backed securities. ↗

— Douglas Rushkoff

#money

Corporate strategy is usually only useful if you get people engaged with helping you to make it work. ↗

— Max McKeown

#empowerment #engagement #hr #management #motivation

... In a ROWE* people don't have schedules. They show up when they want. They don't have to be in the office at certain time, or anytime. They just have to get their work done. How they do it ? When they do it ? Where they do it ? It's totally up to them. Meetings & this kind of environments are Optional. What happens ... ? Almost across the board ! - Productivity goes up - Worker Engagement goes up - Worker Satisfaction goes up - Turnovers goes down - Autonomy .. Mastery .. Purpose - these are the building blocks of new way of doing things." ______________________________________________________________ *ROWE: results-only work environment ↗

— Daniel Pink

#efficiency #effictiveness #engagementm-satisfaction #job #mastery

Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning. It is a product rather than a sum because it will not occur if either element is missing. ↗

— Elizabeth F. Barkley

#engagement #motivation #student #motivational

I'm already crazy. I'm a fearless person. I think it creeps up on you. I don't think it can be stopped. If my destiny is to lose my mind because of fame, then that's my destiny. But my passion still means more than anything. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#fame #lady-gaga #music #passion #music

A middle finger is more New York than a corporate ambush. I bleed for my hometown, and I'd die for my fans. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#music #new-york-city #music

Well my music was different in high school; I was singing about love—you know, things I don't care about anymore. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#lady-gaga #love #music #school #love

I'd wear any of my private attire for the world to see. But I would rather have an open flesh wound than ever wear a band aid in public. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#born-this-way #fashion #gagaklein #lady-gaga #music

My new album that I'm creating, which is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy that I've developed getting to know my fans. They protect me, so now it's my destiny to protect them. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#destiny #fans #lady-gaga #music #music

Most of us are continually engaged in some form of pursuit. We are seeking excellence within one or more areas in our lives, and that is the basis of our motivation. It is human nature to have a need to get ahead, need a little something more—it’s in our DNA. Although we may not be certain of what we need at any given moment, we know there’s something. It’s a competitive itch and desire to improve that never goes away. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#excellence #motivation #pursuit #motivational