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The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us

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By: Daniel H. Pink
Narrated by: Daniel H. Pink
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Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It's wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world 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. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs who are pointing a bold way forward. Drive is bursting with big ideas - the rare book that will change how you think and transform how you live.©2011 Canongate Books Career Success Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Career Motivation Inspiring Thought-Provoking Management Business Leadership
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Critic reviews

"Provocative and fascinating" (MALCOLM GLADWELL)
"Pink is rapidly acquiring international guru status . . . He is an engaging writer, who challenges and provokes"
"A bold and persuasive call to bring our understanding of human motivation out of the realm of folklore and into the realm of science . . . Drive will make you rethink everything you do to motivate yourself and those around you" (RICHARD WISEMAN, author of 59 Seconds and Quirkology)
"Inspiring"
"Punchy and energetic"
"What really drives high performance? In this eye-opening book, Daniel Pink draws on 40 years of science to offer some surprising answers. He shows the limits of carrots and sticks and explores the hard-headed power of autonomy, mastery, and purpose to help us work smarter and live better" (CHRIS ANDERSON, author of The Long Tail and Free)
"As Dan Pink's new book Drive argues, financial incentives are no longer enough to give a business an edge: in an economy driven by ideas and creativity, it's more effective to give workers a sense of purpose, of mastery, of autonomy over their time and their tasks. Because the only certainty in the decade to come is that disruptive change is going to continue to catch out businesses that are unprepared"
"Drive drives a stake through the bedrock of classic "if-then" motivational theory. It demonstrates in an entertaining way how self-motivated rewards provide their own behavioural alchemy, exposing the mismatch between what science knows and business does" (JAMES BORG, author of Persuasion: The Art of Influencing People)
"Drive is the rare book that will get you to think and inspire you to act. Pink makes a strong, science-based case for rethinking motivation - and then provides the tools you need to transform your life" (DR MEHMET OZ, co-author of You: The Owner's Manual)
"Pink's ideas deserve a wide hearing. Corporate boards, in fact, could do well by kicking out their pay consultants for an hour and reading Pink's conclusions instead"
"Daniel Pink argues that human motivation is mostly intrinsic – that it is not dependent on external factors, such as earnings or status – and that the aspects of our innate motivation can be divided into autonomy, mastery and purpose"
"Fascinating . . . If Pink's proselytizing helps persuade employers to make work more fulfilling, Drive will be a powerhouse"
"Pink's analysis-and new model-of motivation offers tremendous insight into our deepest nature"
"Pink makes a convincing case that organizations ignore intrinsic motivation at their peril"
"Persuasive . . .Harnessing the power of intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic remuneration can be thoroughly satisfying and infinitely more rewarding"
"These lessons are worth repeating, and if more companies feel emboldened to follow Mr. Pink's advice, then so much the better"
"Important reading...an integral addition to a growing body of literature that argues for a radical shift in how businesses operate"
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Delivered by the author with a strident style, this book made me think about motivation and how I might apply some ideas in the workplace. There are some sweeping assertions in the book, and a few logical leaps, but the main points are well argued and compelling. Well worth a listen.

Good insight, makes you think

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A short book on how motivation for work has changed over time and what you can do to leverage that drive in your favour. Daniel Pink is a competent narrator and knows his subject matter, delivered in an easy going style. The book is structured so that the ideas that are introduced can be acted upon. There are some bullet point action lists, quick recaps of chapters and well stocked list on further reading books.

I enjoyed it and hope to test the section that applies to personal career development, bringing up intrinsically motivated kids and some further reading particularly Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Why do I do what I do?

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What a great book. Well structured and read. The author is clearly passionate about the subject. Lots of great tips.

Excellent.

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Interesting book with plenty of food for thought. Given the hype this book gets within the agile community I was expecting more. Listening to annotated bibliography being read out was a challenge.

Interesting but possibly over-hyped book

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Definitely opens one's eyes to common beliefs and how they may have changed. I found the timeline a little difficult to follow as it moves very quickly through each methodology and idea. This is acknowledged by the author who recommends revisiting the book regularly.
Very useful action plan at the end.
Would recommend for business as well as for educators and parenting.

Definitely worth 6 hours of your time to read.

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