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Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
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Color | Silver |
Height | 0.46 Inches |
Length | 7.94 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | August 1996 |
Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
Width | 5.06 Inches |
When I've managed people I've told them several things:
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Resist the urge to tell them what to do. Present a problem and see what they come up with. There's a book called "Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation" which talks about how to support autonomy in the workplace. https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-What-Understanding-Self-Motivation/dp/0140255265/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EYK0JG0VW6QO&keywords=why+we+do+what+we+do+understanding+self-motivation&qid=1555479585&s=books&sprefix=Why+We+Do+What+We+Do%2Cstripbooks%2C388&sr=1-1
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Don't make people bend the knee to you. People are not puppets.
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When one place I worked at was bought out by blood-sucking vampires, I told my reports what was happening and encouraged them to find other options if they could. I took severance pay and left.
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https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Self-esteem-Rational-Behavior-Psychology/dp/1591023548
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-What-Understanding-Self-Motivation/dp/0140255265
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Failing doesn't make you a failure, it just means you need to change your goals or find a better way to achieve your goals.
If this topic interests you...
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-What-Understanding-Self-Motivation/dp/0140255265
This video is definitely a very accessible (and entertaining) way to introduce management or HR (or teachers or coaches or whoever) to the problems of bribes.
Dan Pink also did a great TED talk on this topic.
Besides Drive, there are a number of other great books on the topic:
And last but not the least;