What Really Motivates Us – Surprising Facts from Dan Pink

Daniel Pink

Most of what you think about motivation and rewards is wrong. Does money motivate? Not really, unless it’s too low. Jeff Ogden of Find New Customers is tired of companies wasting money on the wrong things.

This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

What people really want (other than money):

  1. Autonomy
  2. Mastery
  3. Purpose

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