# Motivation

Skill · Soft Skills and Communication

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/motivation

Motivation refers to the internal or external drive that initiates, guides, and sustains goal-directed behavior, studied extensively in psychology through theories like Maslow's hierarchy of needs and self-determination theory. It's a key concept in workplaces, education, and coaching, where understanding what motivates people helps improve performance, engagement, and well-being.

Related skills: [Goal Setting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/goal-setting), [Emotional Intelligence](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/emotional-intelligence), [Coaching](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/coaching), [Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/leadership), [Personal Success](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/personal-success), [Employee Engagement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/employee-engagement), [Enthusiasm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/enthusiasm)

## Open roles requiring Motivation (0)

None of the roles we have read name this skill yet. A large share of the visible corpus has not been parsed for skills, so this is at least as likely to be our backlog as the market's verdict.