Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
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Drive by Daniel Pink | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011) is a book about human motivations. Many of the prevailing ideas about why humans make decisions and operate the way they do aren’t true or, at least, they are incomplete. Businesses, schools, and organizations are stuck in outdated, unexamined beliefs about human motivation. These beliefs are rooted in the idea of extrinsic motivation—that people make decisions based on external rewards and punishments. But research in psychology shows that there is a significant discrepancy between what behavioral scientists know and what businesses do. Extrinsic motivation is not only ineffective, but in many situations it can actually be counterproductive and harmful.…
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Awesome book!
Pink’s book ends with some practical guidelines that can be applied to motivate workers, and even children, while at the same time conceding that extrinsic motivations such as pay are still useful, as long as they are not the only motivators relied on. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink/Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review by Instaread is an excellent summary of the book. In just 15 minutes a reader gets a good overview of the book, and can from that gather whether investing in the book is a good idea.
Really educational!
Daniel Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, published in 2011, explores and debunks many prevailing ideas about what motivates people. His conclusion, based upon many years of research by behavioral scientists, is that while many organizations rely on extrinsic motivation, such as wages and promotions, these theories are often untrue or incomplete, and can even be harmful. Psychological research from the middle of the twentieth century has shown that there is a significant discrepancy between what behavioral science knows about what really motivates people, and what businesses do to motivate workers. Stuck in a conservative mindset that resists change, organizations ignore or overlook the intrinsic motivations; the pleasure that people get from mastering or completing challenging activities.
Many points.
What motivates you? What is the difference between biological, extrinsic and intrinsic motivations?
"There is a huge gap between what science knows about human motivation and how businesses and organizations operate. Leaders of the businesses and organizations can close this gap by bringing psychological research to bear on the way they organize and structure their members' and employees' activities."There are 8 Key Takeways in this Instaread summary (think DETAILED review). Here are a couple to whet your appetite:"For the most part, we've set up our lives, businesses, and modes of learning around the notion of extrinsic motivation but extrinsic motivation can actually be de-incentisizing."
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