Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsThe New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live. |
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User Review - Michael - GoodreadsIf you're tired of carrots and sticks as extrinsic motivators in the workplace, this is the book for you. Pink argues that intrinsic motivators are superior for achieving results in today's "workplace ... Read full review
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User Review - Dave Pereira - GoodreadsThis gives me hope that I too can write a whole book on one chapter of information. Read full review
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| Title | Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us |
| Author | Daniel H. Pink |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1101524383, 9781101524381 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Leadership Business & Economics / Motivational Business & Economics / Sales & Selling / Management |
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