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Drive by Daniel H. Pink


Motivation 2.0 Works for monotone tasks

in real life our behavior is far more complex than what textbooks say

Behavioral scientis divide what we do in 2 tasks: algorithmic and heuristic

algorithmic: you follow a set of establish instructions down a single pathway to one conslusion

Heuristic: its the opposite. You have to experience with possibilitites and devise a novel solution

By offering a reward, a principal signals to the agent that the task in undesirable

rewards are addictive in that once offered, a contingent reward makes an agent expect it whenever a similar task is faced.

7 deadly Flaws

1. They can extinguish intrinsic motivation

2. They can diminish performance

3. They can crush creativity

4. They can crowd out good behavior

5. They can encourage cheating, shortcuts, and unethical behavior

6. They can become addictive

7. They can foster short-term thinking

3 important practices:

1. Offer a rationale for why the task is necessary

2. Acknowledge that the task is boring

3. Allow people to complete the task on their own way

Type X:

Main motivator is external Rewards

Type I:

Main motivator is freedom, challenge and purpose of the undertaking itself

Its made, not born

They almost always outperform type X in the long run

Once compensation meets basic level, money plays a different role for them than to type X

Depend on 3 nutrients: autonomy, mastery and purpose

Hire good people and leave them alone

20% time project

The 4 Essentials:

1. Task

2. Time

3. Technique

4. Team

The 3 Laws of Mastery

(Flow is essential to mastery)

• Mastery is Mindset

• Mastery is a Pain

• Mastery is an Asymptote

Our beliefs about ourselves and the nature of our abilities "self-theories" determine how we interpret our experiences

Mastery is Mindset

2 kinds of goals:

• Performance goals

• Learning goals

Effort is one thing that gives meaning to life

take a Sagmeister: Every 7 years he takes a year vacation

Real achievement does happen over night

As you contemplate your purpose, begin with the big question: What is my sentence?

“He was a very wealthy and generous person”?

Give yourself a performance review

Figure out learning and performance goals

Set both smaller and larger goals

understand how every aspect of work relates to big picture

Be brutally honest

One key to Mastery is deliberate practice

The #1 objective is to improve performance

repetition

Seek constant, critical feedback

Focus on where you need help

Prepare for the process to be mentally and physical exhausting

What wakes you up in the morning?

What keeps me up at night?

Create your own motivational poster

automotivator

big huge labs

despair inc

9 ways to improve your company, office or group

Try 20% time with training wheels: It doesn't need to be 20%, you can start small

Encourage peer to peer Now that rewards

conduct an autonomy audit: figure out how much autonomy your people have

take 3 steps towards giving up control

Involve people in goal setting

Use non controlling language: Use words like think about or consider

Hold office hours: Set apart time when people can talk to you

Play whose purpose is it anyways: Do employees know the company purpose?

Use Reich pronoun test: Are people using “they” or “we”

Design for intrinsic motivation: How does my environment promotes autonomy, mastery and purpose?

Promote Goldilocks for groups

Turn your next off-site into a Fedex day. Give your employees a day where they can work in any project

praise effort and hard work. Not intelligence

Make praise specific

ROWE= Result Only Work Environment

Reading List:

· Finite and Infinite games: A vision of Life as play and possibility

· Talent is Overrated

· Flow: The psychology of optimal experience

· Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation

· Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

· good work when excellence and ethics meet

· team of rivals

· Outliers

· The War of Art

· The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

Gurus:

· Douglas McGregor

· Peter Drucker

· Jim Collins

· Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson

· Gary Hamel


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