Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us / Daniel H. Pink.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.

Introduction : the puzzling puzzles of Harry Harlow and Edward Deci -- pt. 1. A new operating system -- 1. The rise and fall of motivation 2.0 -- 2. Seven reasons carrots and sticks (often) don't work -- 2A. --and the special circumstances when they do -- 3. Type I and Type X -- pt. 2. The three elements -- 4. Autonomy -- 5. Mastery -- 6. Purpose -- pt. 3. The Type I toolkit -- Type I for individuals : nine strategies for awakening your motivation -- Type I for organizations : thirteen ways to improve your company, office, or group -- The Zen of compensation : paying people the Type I way -- The Zen of compensation reconsidered : are salespeople different? -- Type I for parents and educators : ten ideas for helping our kids -- The Type I reading list : fifteen essential books -- Listen to the gurus : seven business thinkers who get it -- The Type I fitness plan : four tips for getting (and staying) motivated to exercise -- Drive : the recap -- Drive : the glossary -- The Drive discussion guide : twenty conversation starters to keep you thinking and talking -- Find out more -- about yourself and this topic.

The rise and fall of motivation 2.0 -- Reasons carrots and sticks (often) don't work-- -- Type I and type X -- Autonomy -- Mastery -- Purpose.

Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink. The secret to performance and satisfaction - at work, at school, 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.