Sunday, September 19, 2010

DAN PINK ON THE SURPRISING SCIENCE OF MOTIVATION

If you lead people, take 19 minutes and learn what science knows but business ignores!

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.


1 comment:

Rhoda said...

I don't lead people, but I still found this very interesting. I'm definitely one of the ones who finds traditional motivators unhelpful. Which is probably one of the reasons why I'm with IT! :)