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Post by David Wyld on Nov 23, 2013 21:37:35 GMT -6
Students, Please view and comment on this link of the day - yes, for your education, but also for the points, of course! Watch the video below: TITLE - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates usThen, post a comment in reply to this discussion thread. Again, what to post? Here are some ideas: + What did you take away from the video? + How does the video relate in some way to your past experience (work, as a consumer, family, school, etc.)? + How might you use these ideas in your own career? Good luck! David
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Post by dorcas on Nov 29, 2013 18:42:08 GMT -6
TITLE - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
It is an interesting video and i agree with what he said. Reward is a kind or incentive to make employees work more or go extract mile. I think reward is a complex, when you reward people to do mechanical work, reward works fine which means people will work extract. I think this is because people are liars, because when you reward on the things the results can be seen they will work extra to achieve those rewards. But, for sophisticated work reward does not work because the results cannot be determine. I also like the idea that as a company you need to pay people enough to take money out of table. This can be tricky because how much is enough? Many people are greedy and many will always want more.
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Post by brichoux on Dec 1, 2013 23:02:37 GMT -6
I have read two books from Pink now and he really has great information and a neat way of describing it. It is an important idea that he discuses when talking about taking money of the table, money can be a motivator and a it can motivate people to do bad things or take short cuts. The purpose motive is incredibly important, when people have purpose in what they are doing you even typically get better profit anyway. There must be a proper balance between profit and purpose because these two drive each other when working proactively. Purpose drives you to truly work harder and accomplish more.
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Post by datren on Dec 3, 2013 13:56:44 GMT -6
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
This video was very honest. It provided an insightful view of how people can motivated through certain incentives. Money can always be a motivating factor, but if the job is too great then the offer is almost counter-productive. This video was very insightful.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Dec 3, 2013 17:52:58 GMT -6
TITLE - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
We watched this video in class for someones presentation and I think this guy states some good points about motivating people. Everyone has there own way of being motivated and I feel that he classified each way in this video. The guy in the video gives us a simply but basic background about rewarding people and not rewarding them. People like to be rewarded even for petty things, like taking out the trash or getting your chores done.
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Post by christiebrown on Dec 4, 2013 19:06:45 GMT -6
I think that the video is completely right with stating that everyone has their own way of being motivated. I think that if you were trying to motivate employees that reward systems would work the best, but it would have to be appealing to all employees and those involved.
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Post by clayb1919 on Dec 5, 2013 10:04:31 GMT -6
This video breaks down motivation by using a white board and animations to simply describe what does and doesn't work. It shows us that remark works for mechanical work but not cognitive work. I think this goes back to passion. People are always going to lack motivation if they don't have some type of passion for what they do. Organizations need to give employees a reason for what they're doing and a goal. If they work every day, doing even the simplest of tasks, towards something they can't even set a goal for, or something that they can't wrap their head around, they're going to lose drive.
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Post by natjohnson90 on Dec 6, 2013 12:12:03 GMT -6
This video give us details about what motivates you. I remember this video from my classmate. Overall this is very helpful for people to learn about what can motivates use. He also explain why money is not the top motivator. Finding what make a person become motivated is key.
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Post by banessau on Dec 7, 2013 9:25:26 GMT -6
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Motivation is a very important concept for many business managers to understand. It has a lot to deal with one's personal values. Many people value time more than money so rather than they get paid extra, a day or so of rest can be more effective as a reward. In the video it mentions that for innovation, employees were to told for 24 hours to do whatever they wanted with whomever and however they wanted. Many came up with new ideas that other wise they would not have come up with money as an incentive. Two things mentioned were that the employees want to have some sort of value or purpose for motivation. also, the more complicated the job, the less productive it will be even if rewarded highly. Lastly, money can lead to unethical happenings which is something very important to take note of and consider. As the saying goes: money changes people.
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Post by jayjenkins on Dec 8, 2013 15:10:07 GMT -6
if you reward something you will get more of that you get more of the behavior you want, and if you punish them less of that behavior. The higher the pay the better the performance until you reach a point.
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Post by kformaggio on Dec 8, 2013 20:38:46 GMT -6
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
This video gave a good perspective on what motivates people and how we are motivated to perform and complete tasks. It makes total sense that people are more likely to respond to rewards with more simple and mechanical tasks than with ones that take brain power. There is a reason why statistics show that people with higher IQs or more mentally demanding jobs have a higher risk of suicide than those on the lower side of the two. Causing mental stress, especially in the case of offering a higher salary or reward, causes a person to over think the situation and puts them in a situation more likely to fail.
Instead of offering monetary or other physical rewards, managers should realize that there are three mental/emotional motivators that people respond to: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. When dealing with jobs that are stressful and take brain power or creativity to accomplish, people want to do the work on their own in their own time. This summer sorority prepared for recruitment. One thing we did differently than we have ever done before is we gave the members the authority to create their own recruitment experience. They formed committees to get the work done, and so therefore, they were directly involved in the process of recruitment planning. They wanted to master their role in recruitment; they wanted to make sure whatever part they were in charge of was done perfectly. They also realized that each and every one of them had a purpose. They needed to work together as a group of sisters to create a recruitment experience like none other for the prospective new members.
After watching this video, I immediately messaged my office work team and told them that we need to use these ideas to motivate our new orientation team. Giving them autonomy when preparing presentations for new students, giving them time and guidance in which to master their skills, and helping them realize the purpose behind their new positions as leaders and ambassadors for the university will help to motivate them to do their best... and more!
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Post by kselders on Dec 8, 2013 21:30:02 GMT -6
What I took away from this video is that we all different motivators. What I found interesting and to be true is that people will go the extra mile if work doesn't feel like work. Meaning if you allow me to be who I am and enjoy what I do without restraints then, I'm subject to go beyond the expectations set in place. Sure, everyone likes incentives but, at what cost. No one wants to work harder than usual to gain little to nothing. In the past, jobs would offer incentives to drive sales and to increase the number of employees by referring people but, I hated it. I don't like giving sales pitches and to be shot down like a telemarketer is discouraging as we'll as aggravating. I want to be able to motivate my employees to express creativity rather than motivate them in monetary gain. Money is the root of all evil and when a person values monetary things rather than living and being who they are as a sacrifice is not a viable solution.
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Post by abramt110 on Dec 9, 2013 10:08:21 GMT -6
I loved this video and topic as i did my book report on this subject.Reward is a kind or incentive to make employees work more or go extract mile. I think reward is a complex, when you reward people to do mechanical work, reward works fine which means people will work extract. I think this is because people are liars, because when you reward on the things the results can be seen they will work extra to achieve those rewards. But, for sophisticated work reward does not work because the results cannot be determine.
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Post by rpajares41 on Dec 9, 2013 15:32:58 GMT -6
This video is quite surprising to me. I feel as if the more money that is up there the better I will think. I do see how it could be different when you have to try to think as opposed to actually physically doing something. I feel like pressure plays a large part, when you start having to think your mind wanders to what is at stake. I do like the results and how he went into detail stating that this wasn't a one time test, they actually backed their findings with people across the world and it still came up as the same outcome, this is strange to me. I like how he illustrated the main idea of being given a purpose, and to focus on that purpose to free us from the term work. I like that he stated that pay should be a motivator but sometimes it is not enough to get our minds off of how much we get earn per hour. We should be compensated to the point where pay doesn't come into our frame of mind and only the work at hand, which I really like.
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Post by brittanyfury on Dec 9, 2013 16:47:26 GMT -6
TITLE - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
I think incentives and rewards can be motivating and increase productivity. However, the incentives must be appropriate for the objective at hand. If the reward is going to be monetary, it needs to be enough so that the individual can no longer worry about money and can focus on their goal. But figuring out how much money is enough is the tricky part. If the monetary reward is a large sum then employees are likely to engage in unethical behavior and focus more on the prize than the actual job itself. If performance can be measured along with results than I think it is easier to compensate employees according to their accomplishments. When results and performance are hard to measure, rewards aren't as motivating. According to this clip there are 3 factors to better performance and personal satisfaction: autonomy, mastery and purpose. I think if managers spent more time incorporating these factors into their employees job title, than rewards and incentives are less likely to come into play.
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