What motivates us? (It’s not money.)
Are you using performance-based pay to motivate your staff? Better think again. That pay system may actually be demotivating your team.
In this clever 10-minute video, Dan Pink explains what drives us. The answers may change the way you approach leading your team…and how you pay them.
Based on Dan’s findings, the three factors that lead to better performance are autonomy, mastery and purpose. Contrary to what you might have thought, we are not motivated by money. You can read more about this in Dan’s recent book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Just out of curiosity, how many of you think your organization does a good job of creating an environment that promotes autonomy, mastery and purpose?
[HT: The Practice of Leadership]
Great video…fascinating…i find this to be very true…once money is not an issue…what’s next…
I wonder how much they paid that guy to draw all that neat stuff. Na, he must have done it for free.
Bryan, you may want to watch the video again. You might have missed the part where it talks about the fact that lack of money can demotivate, but more money doesn’t drive us. Especially those of us who don’t make widgets every day.
tony
That video was fascinating. I completely agree with all three factors, I think once you have been through self discovery and know your purpose in life you search to contribute in life, at an organization, autonomy, mastery, purpose. I loved it. Gonna RT it now, awesome.
M_
The real key is found in his statement: Pay people ENOUGH so they DON’T HAVE TO WORRY about money, then they are free to be creative.
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the mention.
Regards,
George
The video was great Tony. My comment was meant at a joke, really. However, let me make a serious comment (because, like others, we are reading, listening, and learning from you).
I’m looking forward to a future where churches (mine included) are willing to reward with an extended freedom to accomplish what God wants with high-end creativity and skill level. The biggest hurdle I see is getting over the “risk factor” of extending the freedom to others.
Unfortunately, too often, we have a lack of trust in the ability of those hired to lead God’s kingdom work. That’s our own fault though. We inadvertently hire those we can’t trust with freedom, skills, or a rouge mission. The foundation for this entire process is to HIRE those with an ABILITY to work with high levels of autonomy, have a mastery of their craft, and understand everything they do should be centered around the purpose of the organization.
PS – I’ve had you on my RSS feed radar for years. Be encouraged. Keep sharing what God is prompting you to share.