I was presenting to a group of senior leaders in New York recently about the influences that shaped the millennial generation, and how understanding those influences better actually helped explain ...

Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there's been ...

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) articulates how the satisfaction of three basic psychological needs—autonomy, competence and relatedness—underpins high-quality motivation and optimal functioning in ...

Dear Faculty Relations: I love the autonomy that comes with teaching and research. (It’s one of the reasons I became a professor.) But to be honest, I often feel isolated and alone. Can I have my cake ...