Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

In this best-seller Daniel Pink shatters the conventional wisdom of motivating workers by offering personal gain. His research and stories demonstrate that people are motivated much more deeply by desires to be in charge of their own lives, to be creative and learn, and to make the world a better place.

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.

See also the RSA Animate video of Pink’s talk on this topic

and see more books, podcasts, and resources from his web site https://www.danpink.com/