RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Why HN readers recommended it

HN uses it in discussions of pay, management, and motivation as the standard short explanation of autonomy, mastery and purpose.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Royal Society of Arts

Topic

workplace motivation

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

11

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2010–2022

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From the original HN conversations

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• There's a fantastic video on What Motivates Us. Link is [video] [VIDEO] . One of the things they showed an inverse correlation on amount someone gets paid and what they produce when it's anything above menial labor. Highly worth a watch.

• The previous manager was very good at "leading through inspiration". He made people feel good about themselves, feel like they were learning, and feel like they were making a difference both for their corner of the world and the whole organization. The new manager was …

• I'm note sure if its my favourite but its one i find really interesting. Daniel Pink's talk on Drive, what makes people motivated to perform in the workplace. Really good for employers. There is a TED talk on it and i've seen it but i …