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Jun 2018
45m 39s

What Really Motivates Humans & How to Ta...

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
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Do nice guys finish last? Sure, there are a lot of successful nice guys but there are a lot of successful jerks too. So which is it? The answer may actually lie somewhere in between. This episode begins with some interesting insight into that (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/06/why-it-pays-to-be-a-jerk/392066) Humans are motivated by….what? ... Show More
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