Delve: Want to Motivate Your Employees? Learn from Weight-loss Superstars

When it comes to weight loss, can another person’s success motivate our own—and does this principle apply in the workplace?

New research from Nathan Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing at McGill University, and co-author Kosuke Uetake from Yale School of Management looks at how a group setting affects a person’s dieting journey and reveals potential lessons for organizations that want to motivate staff.

Star employees can be greatly motivating, but context is key.

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