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.

"There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does.
And here is what science knows. One: Those 20th century rewards, those
motivators we think are a natural part of business, do work, but only in
a surprisingly narrow band of circumstances. Two: Those if-then rewards
often destroy creativity. Three: The secret to high performance isn't
rewards and punishments, but that unseen intrinsic drive. The drive to
do things for their own sake. The drive to do things cause they
matter." Watch the Video
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