There is lots of good pondering material in this book on things such as why giving more money to your team won't necessarily motivate them, and the three elements of true motivation- autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
I won't be talking about the book today.
But I do want to talk about an observation Mr Pink made about how highly paid, highly educated people in significant positions in their career would often have an alternate life - that consumed great time and effort without any financial compensation.
This ranged from learning an instrument and performing in a garage band, to donating time to charities, to helping build a crowd-sourced, open source online encyclopedia (Wikipedia).
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| The Rock Bottom Remainders featuring Dave Barry ‧ Amy Tan ‧ Mitch Albom ‧ Scott Turow ‧ Greg Iles ‧ Ridley Pearson ‧ James McBride ‧ Roy Blount, Jr. ‧ Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Stephen King. The Rock Bottom Remainders is a band that includes some of today’s most shining literary lights. Between them, they’ve published more than 150 titles, sold more than 150 million books, and been translated into more than 25 languages. Image from http://www.clubzone.com/events/186714/washington-dc/9:30-nightclub/the-rock-bottom-remainders |
Great energy was invested here.
Why?
