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Summary:

Pink argues that the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The puzzling puzzles of Harry Harlow and Edward Deci
• pt. 1. A new operating system. The rise and fall of motivation 2.0 ; Seven reasons carrots and sticks (often) don't work ; ... And the special circumstances when they do ; Type I and type X
• pt. 2. The three elements. Autonomy ; Mastery ; Purpose
• pt. 3. The type I toolkit. Type 1 for individuals: nine strategies for awakening your motivation ; Type 1 for organizations: nine ways to improve your company, office, or group ; The zen of compensation: paying people the Type 1 way ; Type 1 for parents and educators: nine ideas for helping our kids ; The Type 1 reading list: fifteen essential books ; Listen to the gurus: six business thinkers who get it ; The Type 1 fitness plan: four tips for getting (and staying) motivated to exercise ; Drive: the recap ; Drive: the glossary ; The Drive discussion guide: twenty conversation starters to keep you thinking and talking ; Find out more
• about yourself and this topic.

Author/Creator:

Pink, Daniel H.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us [by Pink, D.H.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Drive [by Pink, D.H.] (New York : Riverhead Books, 2009 — ISBN 9781594488849; ISBN 1594488843; LCCN 2009040651; OCLC Number 311778265)

Subjects:

Motivation (Psychology)

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BF503 .P475 2009eb

ISBNs:

9781101150856 (electronic bk., Adobe Digital Editions)
1101150858 (electronic bk., Adobe Digital Editions)
9781101152140 (electronic bk., Adobe Digital Editions)
1101152141 (electronic bk., Adobe Digital Editions)
9781101524381
1101524383
9781594488849 [Invalid]
1594488843 [Invalid]
9781594484803 [Invalid]
1594484805 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 3071013

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2009040651 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

841319391
607526427 [Invalid]