How often do we talk about motivation in business and relate it to a monetary reward? Some say all you have to do is create an award system of new titles and higher compensation and everyone's happy.
Dan Pink has been studying human motivation for years; he's written books on it; and speaks all over the world about it. He explains in his 2009 Global TEDTalk about the science of motivation. Lose the carrots, lose the sticks, and learn more about people.
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November 4, 2025
Moola Don't Move Ya
written by
Kneale Mann
tags:
autonomy,
business,
carrots and sticks,
cognitive,
creativity,
culture,
Daniel Pink,
human,
incentive,
intrinsic,
Kneale Mann,
leadership,
management,
mastery,
money,
motivation,
purpose,
reward,
value