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  • This is how PRAISE can stimulate intrinsic motivation

    Praise is a very important tool at the hands of Great Leaders and when used in the right manner can drive intrinsically motivated behavior.

    The following 4 ways is when PRAISE can stimulate Type I , intrinsically motivated behavior.

    1. Praise effort and strategy , not intelligence
    2. Make praise specific
    3. Praise in private
    4. Offer praise only when there is a good reason for it

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive

  • How to offer praise to trigger intrinsic motivation?

    The following 4 ways mentioned by Daniel Pink in his book Drive explain us how to offer praise in order to ensure that intrinsic motivation based behavior is triggered to encourage creativity and innovation at workplaces:

    1. Praise EFFORT , STRATEGY and NOT INTELLIGENCE
    2. Make PRAISE SPECIFIC
    3. PRAISE in PRIVATE
    4. Offer PRAISE only when there is a GOOD REASON for it

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive