Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation

http://www.ted.com Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.

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[YoungSimba501]

It's funny how polar opposite the two, top comments are.

[tiamarie hixon]

ill cotton mouth. i can hear it lol

[xpallodoc]

This guy looks at things in a vacuum. People at Google make crap loads of money so horrible example. Wikipedia is an entirely new type of encyclopedia so to use that to prove his point is idiotic. He's a failed lawyer not an economist. He is very socialist as it seems many at the TED talks are. Why not compare 100 executives and see if the higher paid ones are also the more sucessful. I mean if what he is saying was true the poorest countries would overtake us in creativity in one generation.

[stybarrow1]

Marcus Buckingham has researched and reached several similar, powerful, conclusions.

[MrEestimaa]

police can always think outside of box..that doesent mean beating people up...It means making job better for people and cops...like new programs who show where new crime are happening ...thats thinking outside of box.

[angelcarnivore]

Cognitive task productivity requires focus- monetary incentives create a distraction. They might as well as left the a tv on, music playing, and had a person talking at them during the experiment. ;)

[rmassie11]

“Management works great if you want compliance, but if you want engagement self-direction works better.”

[BoStevoD]

There goes the argument for the sufficiency of the profit motive.

[humsubpak]

Hey, have you seen this plan called the Fat Blast Furnace? (Google it). My cousin says it helps people melt fat.

[czechamerican04]

DUR-T-DUR



[Hero1989]

He reminds me of Andy from the show Weeds