The case for motivation: What's sapping it, what will bring it back

HOW many of us have ever felt anxiety, sadness and stress on a Sunday night, or lamented about having a case of the Monday blues? If you are nodding along as you read this, you are not alone.

The reality is that while people are still showing up for work in offices and factories across the world, they increasingly don't really want to.

Studies into the topic suggest that something has gone terribly wrong with people's motivation to work all around the world. People still have the drive to work hard, but much of this drive has become sapped inside corporate hallways and factory walls.

The heart of the problem centres on several very topica…