Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive
IF-THEN extrinsic rewards have the sole purpose of short term benefits by stimulating desired behavior or compliance for doing routine bound , dreary tasks.
Upon realization that an environment is not suited for IF-THEN rewards , extrinsic rewards should be made unexpected and offered only when the task is complete.In other words , where IF-THEN awards are a mistake , shift to NOW-THAT rewards.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great
Bureaucratic cultures arise to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline which arise from having the wrong people on the bus in the first place.If the wrong people are taken off the bus and right people are put on the bus , there is no need of worrying about bureaucracy.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive
The factory age’s Motivation 2.0 or the Carrot and Stick motivation method believed in providing extrinsic rewards for maximizing profit.In short the rationale was , give rewards for producing expected behavior and adhering to compliance standards.
Whereas the modern day knowledge worker age motivational skills is based on intrinsic motivation wherein a sense of autonomy , mastery and sense of purpose inspires the knowledge worker to come up with more creative and innovative work.
Hence Motivation 3.0 is all about Purpose Maximization.
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink
“The right dose of expectations can be as powerful as one of the strongest painkillers.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek
“Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek
“Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game
“In the INFINITE GAME of LIFE , once we are born we are players.The ONLY choice we have is whether to PLAY with a FINITE MINDSET or an INFINITE MINDSET.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive
“We are moving from an economy and a society built on the logical, linear, computerlike capabilities of the Information Age to an economy and a society built on the inventive, empathic, big-picture capabilities of what’s rising in its place, the Conceptual Age.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath
“David fought Goliath not with inferior but (on the contrary) with superior weaponry; and his greatness consisted not in his being willing to go out into battle against someone far stronger than he was. But in his knowing how to exploit a weapon by which a feeble person could seize the advantage and become stronger.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book Together is Better
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.”