Alicia brought this video to my attention recently and it really got me thinking. Motivation and work satisfaction are a big deal, particularly in creative industries, and most people assume that money is the most important factor. This provides some evidence to the contrary. The unfortunate thing is that there aren’t many companies with the financial freedom to do what Google does.
The audio is taken from a TED Talk by Daniel Pink related to his latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The animation was created by The RSA.
I am not quite sure I overall like what this video is saying sean..
So the M.I.T figured out that if you pay more money to people with creative skills that does not mean you are gonna be making a profit. But if you motivate and blah blah blah those people you get more profit out of them without even the need of giving them more money (in fact if you give them money you are gonna be damaging your business)
That is how I think the corporations are gonna interpret this study. Not the way this guy understands it.
I would much rather get payed tons of money and do nothing.. isn’t that a choice? :[
But it’s a win/win. Corporations can get more productivity out of their employees, and the employees are happier.