Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is the fourth non-fiction book by Daniel Pink. The book was published in 2009 by Riverhead Hardcover. It argues that human motivation is largely intrinsic, and that the aspects of this motivation can be divided into autonomy, mastery, and purpose. He argues against old models of motivation driven by rewards and fear of punishment, dominated by extrinsic factors such as money.
I really enjoyed this book, as with many of these kind of books it is about a simple idea that probably could have explained in a few blog posts.
That being said, the change from carrot/stick management to something more meaningful is something important, especially in the knowledge industry.
The book could do with an updated version. A lot of the examples are out of day and feel a bit dusty.
Beware the carrot and the stick.
It's alright, but I think Susan Fowler's "Why motivating people doesn't work" is a better book on motivation. It's more practical as well.
