Daniel Pink’s DRiVE isn’t a book I normally would read. As I began to; I noticed couldn’t stop jotting notes while I proceeded to read on. The subtitle “The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” stood out and sparked interest. His proposition on how business management as well as leadership have yet to catch up with what science already knows: like that extrinsic motivation isn’t 100% successful for setting up behavior and pattern changes in the long run. But what is Motivation? What is Motivating? Intrinsic motivation: autonomy, opportunity to pursue mastery, as well as daily duties that relate to a larger purpose. There is a massive amount of research as well as resources throughout this book that Mr. Pink puts into his own words, words
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There are a suggested number of strategies to help examine the way people live their lives and identify ways to achieve “flow.” For example, Pink suggest that people try to summarize their life in a sentence and advises people to adopt strategies that will allow them to bring mastery into their life. He also gives strategies to businesses to help unleash the third drive in the work place; Suggesting that companies “carve out time for noncommissioned work.” Pink offers ten ideas for parents and educators some being helping kids see the big picture; paying teachers more intelligent. One that stands out is offering praise the right way; Pink says to praise effort and strategy, not intelligence; make praise specific; praise in private and offer praise only when there’s a good reason for it. He also provides a “Type I” essential reading list that consist of fifteen reads; some such as Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin and Why We Do What We Do by Edward L. Deci with Richard Flaste. Pink also suggest in his toolkit to listen to gurus that get it; such as a social psychologist by the name of Douglas McGregor and the most influential management thinker of the twentieth century Peter F.
There are a suggested number of strategies to help examine the way people live their lives and identify ways to achieve “flow.” For example, Pink suggest that people try to summarize their life in a sentence and advises people to adopt strategies that will allow them to bring mastery into their life. He also gives strategies to businesses to help unleash the third drive in the work place; Suggesting that companies “carve out time for noncommissioned work.” Pink offers ten ideas for parents and educators some being helping kids see the big picture; paying teachers more intelligent. One that stands out is offering praise the right way; Pink says to praise effort and strategy, not intelligence; make praise specific; praise in private and offer praise only when there’s a good reason for it. He also provides a “Type I” essential reading list that consist of fifteen reads; some such as Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin and Why We Do What We Do by Edward L. Deci with Richard Flaste. Pink also suggest in his toolkit to listen to gurus that get it; such as a social psychologist by the name of Douglas McGregor and the most influential management thinker of the twentieth century Peter F.