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  • Why Type I behavior promotes greater physical and mental well being?

    Type I behavior or Intrinsically motivated behavior is about long term Oxytocin driven fulfillment.

    People who are intrinsically motivated think beyond short term addictive rewards , beyond the addictive shot of DOPAMINE to think about long term benefits to derive fulfillment.

    Hence as opposed to extrinsic motivation , Type I behavior based on intrinsic motivation is about long term and hence relates to greater physical and mental well being as against depression and anxiety so common when motivation is due to extrinsic rewards

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive

  • Great leaders practice these three things to Give Up Control

    Intrinsically motivated Type I leaders practice giving up control to give more autonomy to employees to unleash creativity and make innovation happen.

    These are the three techniques used by them to accomplish the same:

    1. Involve people in goal setting
    2. Use noncontrolling language
    3. Hold office hours and meet people face to face

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive