The 3 Keys to Motivation "Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us", the newest book by Dan Pink, is a winner! It explains how intrinsic motivators beat extrinsic motivators, like rewards and punishments, for the more difficult cognitive tasks and jobs that are the core of what the new world of work and business are about. What are the 3 most important intrinsic motivators? Autonomy is our need for independent action and control over tasks, time, place, and team. Mastery is our need to show we are "masters" of something that matters to us. Purpose is our need to matter in the larger scheme of things. Watch this 18-minute Dan Pink TED video as he makes a case for autonomy, mastery, and purpose in boosting productivity, innovation, and motivation on the job. Good-bye traditional "carrots and sticks" as employee motivators and hello to the new world-of-work!
8 Simple Steps to Setting Your Priorities in Life | Alex Shalman This is a guest article by Mark Foo Setting priorities is very important to having an efficient life, but it doesn’t always have to be difficult. When you take the time to set your priorities, you’re more likely to reach your goals and reach them faster. You can learn how to set priorities by following the steps below. Try these simple steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Author’s Bio: Ever wondered how great successful people achieved great success?
Is it OK to fail [In entrepreneurship] I think you have to give yourself the permission to fail although you try your hardest to figure out what's the course of developing some product or service that will be of value to society. I think there are some advantages if you come into an industry from outside. A lot of times people within an industry, when they look at something new to do and there's some new innovation or idea, they kind of know too much. They know all the reasons why it would fail. Early on, me coming in to television from outside the industry, I was armed with this naïve confidence that I really didn't deserve to have, but I didn't know all the reasons why this wouldn't work. I think, largely, that's why people at the networks -- ABC, CBS, and NBC -- they were struggling just programming for primetime. Those are big lessons that I take forward. Early on, I had meetings with some of the broadcasters, and they defined themselves as broadcasters. Innovation from within an industry is tough.