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Understanding what motivates us, what properly captures and explains the full range of such motivations, is essential in making good personal decisions y and managing people in organisations.
This book summarizes all the existing theories of motivation in a simple framework conceived as a practical “map” that will help us diagnose our own motivations and those of people working in our organisations.
ABOUT THE BOOK
We are all driven in life to seek those things we consider ‘good’, the things we love. We all need to be loved, to love ourselves, to love others, and to return love to God (in the case of believers) and therein lies happiness in life and work.
Once the internal logic of the MAP of motivations is understood and its coordinates recognised, the map allows four meanings of work to be identified and displayed in a hierarchical order: work understood as a job, a career, a calling and a higher calling. The understanding of these four meanings provides a compass to give directions to move through the map of motivations.
The book offers a roadmap and suggest searching for higher meaningful work in organizations by seeking higher and better truly human good, with greater love for our work.
As Dr. Donna Hicks (Harvard Associate) claims in the foreword “in this remarkable book, Manuel Guillén has provided the tools to learn how to create meaning, purpose, and a life of fulfillment, not only for ourselves, but also for the organizations that enables us to do what we love.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Manuel Guillén is Associate Professor of Management, Organizational Behavior and Professional Ethics at the University of Valencia (UV), Spain, and specializes in the area of leadership and trust in organizations. He is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Ethics in Communication and in Organizations (IECO), and Director of the IECO-UV Chair of Business Ethics.
For eight years, he has been the General Secretary of the Spanish branch of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN-Spain).
Co-Founder of the International Humanistic Management Association Center Consortium. He is Visiting Faculty Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, Senior Fellow at the Abigail Adams Institute (Cambridge, MA) and regular Visiting Researcher at Harvard University, where he is currently the Representative of the University of Valencia Grants Program. Prof. Guillen actively serves as an advisor and contributor to many civil society organizations in Spain and the United States.
WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT THE BOOK?
“An inspiring book is one that provides a new and enriched perspective on reality. Prof. Guillén, throughout the pages of this really inspiring work, leads the reader through the exciting world of work motivation. Throughout the chapters, he will unveil new dimensions, stepping into the almost unexplored field of spirituality at work. The author brings invaluable ideas that will help readers deepen the meaning and importance of their work, reaching the rich logic of love and gift, and facilitating the achievement of meaning, purpose and a life of fulfillment. This book is a true revelation in the vast landscape of work and motivation.”
Ignacio Ferrero
Dean of School of Economics and Business Administration
University of Navarra, Spain
“What motivates human beings to act in the way that they do? Theories about human motivation have been as old as humanity itself. In this book Manuel Guillén provides a new framework that allows us to increase our understanding of what motivates human beings in their decisions and actions. The author shows a richness of motivations that goes far beyond the usual psychological theories to include ethical, spiritual and religious motives and elegantly describes the ensemble of all motivations as the logic of love. If we truly want to understand human behavior, I sincerely recommend the reader to start reading this book today.”
Harry Hummels
Chair of Ethics, Organisations and Society
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
“This book combines deep wisdom with an immensely practical framework to enable readers to clarify their work motivations in ways that better promote full flourishing for themselves and for others. The quality of our lives is profoundly influenced by whether we are oriented towards a job, a career, a calling, or a higher calling. This insightful book not only explains why, it offers sound guidance for moving from the lower to the higher levels. The author makes the provocative — perhaps even revolutionary– claim that “all motivations at work can be summarised by a logic of love.” This book offers a compelling map for navigating a work-life balance in a manner that addresses some of the most significant challenges of our working lives: stress, disengagement, burnout, lack of meaning. Read it and prepare to be inspired and filled with hope!”
Matthew T. Lee
Director of Empirical Research, Human Flourishing Program
Harvard University
“Love is not something that most social scientists are comfortable talking about. Because of this, academic approaches to management have struggled to understand the depths of human motivation in organizations. In this unique and accessible book, Manuel Guillen takes his readers on a tour of important insights, helping them reflect on how the full range of human motivations can shape both their actions and the actions of others in ways that many – particularly academics- will find surprising.”
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McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
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