Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us / Daniel H. Pink.
Pink argues that 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1594488843
- ISBN: 9781594488849
- ISBN: 1594484805
- ISBN: 9781594484803
- Physical Description: xii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Riverhead Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194, 221-229), glossary, discussion guide and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: The puzzling puzzles of Harry Harlow and Edward Deci -- Pt. 1. A new operating system. The rise and fall of motivation 2.0 ; Seven reasons carrots and sticks (often) don't work ; ...And the special circumstances when they do ; Type I and type X -- Pt. 2. The three elements. Autonomy ; Mastery ; Purpose -- Pt. 3. The type I toolkit. Type 1 for individuals: nine strategies for awakening your motivation ; Type 1 for organizations: nine ways to improve your company, office, or group ; The zen of compensation: paying people the Type 1 way ; Type 1 for parents and educators: nine ideas for helping our kids ; The Type 1 reading list: fifteen essential books ; Listen to the gurus: six business thinkers who get it ; The Type 1 fitness plan: four tips for getting (and staying) motivated to exercise ; Drive: the recap ; Drive: the glossary ; The Drive discussion guide: twenty conversation starters to keep you thinking and talking ; Find out more - about yourself and this topic.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1140L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Motivation (Psychology)
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