Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Big Book of Motivation Games
Robert Epstein · 2001
58/100
👎 Skip It
Epstein's research grounding and the McGraw-Hill imprint give this workplace activity book more credibility than most in the genre, and the 40-plus games cover real motivational psychology. Practical utility is the problem—reader reception has been mixed, with some activities landing well and others feeling basic or oddly complex, and 25 years of change in how teams work together has not been kind to the format.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety74
Substance / usefulness60
Craft & writing58
Originality56
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers71
Age-fit62
👁 Human-eye gut-check59
Penny’s verdict58
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