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Changing Your Ideas about Employee Motivation
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Article Overview: Most managers believe that the best way to motivate employees is with external rewards-money, perks, and other dangling carrots to get people enthusiastic about their job. But according to Daniel Pink in his new book “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates US” motivation is created internally not externally and depends on peoples ability to make decisions about their own lives, to learn and create new things, and to better themselves.
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Changing Your Ideas about Employee Motivation
Most managers believe that the best way to motivate employees is
with external rewards—money, perks, and other dangling carrots to get
people enthusiastic about their job. But according to Daniel Pink in
his new book “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates US”
motivation is created internally not externally and depends on peoples
ability to make decisions about their own lives, to learn and create
new things, and to better themselves.
His book draws on more than forty years of research on motivation
and claims that, while the carrot and stick approach may have worked
successfully in the 20th century, this approach will work far less
effectively in addressing today’s challenges of motivating employees.
Pink examines three elements of “true motivation,” which he calls
autonomy, mastery, and purpose, and offers some surprising techniques
for putting these into action.
If you want to challenge your assumptions about motivating employees then this book is a must read.
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website   Guess What Succession Planning is not Rocket Science Tragic Change in Poland 7 Best Practices for Developing ELearning Content 4 Tips for Developing an Employee Handbook Integral Leadership A Useful Model for Leadership Development |
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