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All behavior is driven by the desire to solve a problem.
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People have other, higher drives… And these drives could benefit businesses if managers and business leaders respected them.
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Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.
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…deliberate practice is hard. It’s so hard that no one can do it without the benefit of passion, a truly extraordinary drive.
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In some fields… fascination with the available problems seems to drive excellent performers.
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World-class achievers are driven to improve, but most of them didn’t start out that way.
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…emotions in a negotiation are driven by a core set of five interests: autonomy, appreciation, affiliation, role, and status.
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Research shows that more extrinsic rewards do not add up to greater inner drive. In fact, they have the opposite effect – a decline in intrinsic motivation.
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…the drive for real, individual accomplishments seems to have turned into a game of virtual one-upmanship, based on the illusion of perfection.
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Sadly, it is more common for leaders of companies to see the people as the means to drive the numbers.
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