• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Human Performance

Develop The Mental Skills of Peak Performance

  • Start Here
  • Articles
  • Podcast
  • Psychometrics
  • Subscribe
  • Learn
  • Book A Session

Motivation

Welcome to the archive. Here you'll find articles on the psychology of Motivation. These articles are written by me, Larry G. Maguire. I'm a psychologist and lecturer in organisational psychology and the content here is developed from established theory and learnings from decades of research.

Subscribe

The AI Bubble And What It Means for The Workplace

17 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 8 MINUTES

The AI Bubble & Work

When Softbank sells its entire Nvidia holding (Silicon Republic, 2025), JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon warns that tech stocks are overheated, and Jeff Bozo admits there's an AI bubble, perhaps we should pay …

[Read more...] about The AI Bubble And What It Means for The Workplace

Monday Morning Work, Here We Go Again

8 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 11 MINUTES

Monday morning work Here we go again

Human beings have always worked and from it obtained meaning, purpose, and a sense of contribution. Work is not the problem, jobs are the problem. The daily grind under the weight of an autocratic …

[Read more...] about Monday Morning Work, Here We Go Again

Does AI Make Clever People Stupid?

1 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 11 MINUTES

Does AI Make Clever People Stupid

I delivered a half-day AI session with Bernie Goldbach to a group of supply chain students in Kemmy Business School at UL during the summer. I stressed to them the fact that if they use AI to do the …

[Read more...] about Does AI Make Clever People Stupid?

Introduction To AI & The Future of Work

24 November 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 5 MINUTES

Cover image AI & Future of Work

Welcome to AI & The Future of Work, a weekly newsletter at the intersection between AI technology and people at work. I’m Larry Maguire, work & business psychologist, lecturer in work and …

[Read more...] about Introduction To AI & The Future of Work

Psychological Flexibility in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

24 March 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 8 MINUTES

Steven C Hayes Psychological Flexibility

Psychological flexibility refers to a set of dynamic processes that enable people to adapt to fluctuating situations, reconfigure their mental resources, shift their perspectives, and balance …

[Read more...] about Psychological Flexibility in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

More Than Just A Number

11 November 2024 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 3 MINUTES

human performance default post image

In the workplace, we encounter persistent yet subtle (sometimes not so subtle) power struggles that shape our experiences, growth, and well-being. These struggles revolve around personal control, …

[Read more...] about More Than Just A Number

The Psychopaths Are Running The Asylum

4 November 2024 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 3 MINUTES

human performance default post image

It is so completely obvious to me that I cannot believe most of us do not see it, at least at a low level of awareness. An unnerving sense of something uncomfortable lurking in the depths of our …

[Read more...] about The Psychopaths Are Running The Asylum

Fixed And Growth Mindset: Why Carol Dweck’s Mindset Theory Matters In The Workplace

30 August 2024 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 16 MINUTES

Growth & Fixed Mindset Carol Dweck

Introduction Fixed and Growth Mindset addresses the state of mind that Carol Dweck suggests is critical to success in life and work. How we perceive ourselves and our abilities can significantly …

[Read more...] about Fixed And Growth Mindset: Why Carol Dweck’s Mindset Theory Matters In The Workplace

The Dark Side of Goal Setting

25 August 2023 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 15 MINUTES

The dark side of goal setting

Goal setting is applied almost everywhere human beings work and play, in all work and life domains. It has been that way for a long time, and you’ll find very few voices countering its elite status. …

[Read more...] about The Dark Side of Goal Setting

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

Want To Reach Your Peak?

Join Peak Performer Learning space and learn the psychological skills you need to combat stress at work produce your best.

Learn The Skills

Copyright © 2026 Laurence Gerard Maguire T/A Larry G. Maguire Human Performance · Registered in Ireland No. 14096071

  • About
  • Ethics
  • Accreditation
  • Privacy
  • Site Use
  • Contact
  • Fees & Terms
  • Affiliate Disclosure