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