Book Details
Paperback:Â 272 pages
Publisher:Â Riverhead Books
Language:Â English
ISBN-10:Â 1594484805
ISBN-13:Â 978-1594484803
Product Dimensions:Â 0.6 x 6 x 8.8 inches
Book Description
Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money-the carrot-and-stick approach. That’s a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home-is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does-and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation-autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.
About the Authors
Daniel H. Pink
Daniel H. Pink is the author of five provocative books about the changing world of work — including the long-running New York Times bestsellers, A Whole New Mind and Drive. His books have been translated into 34 languages and have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.
Pink’s latest book, To Sell is Human, is a #1 New York Times business bestseller, a #1 Wall Street Journal Business bestseller, and a #1 Washington Post nonfiction bestseller.
In 2013, Thinkers 50 named him one of the top 15 business thinkers in the world. He serves on the board of directors and advisory boards of several non-profits and startup companies.
A graduate of Northwestern University and Yale Law School, Pink lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and their three children.
