Drive Daniel Pink Analysis

Rough Draft In the book Drive, Daniel Pink expresses his ideas about several motivations we still use today and he argues that businesses have not caught up to what science is proving about autonomy, mastery and purpose. I am someone who believes motivation and these three components will get you far in life. In my future career I plan to use and explain the importance of Motivation 3.0 and how in Pinks perspective it works. In chapter 1 of Drive he explains the rise and fall of motivation 2.0 and the different motivations we should transition to. Pink is showing that motivation 2.0 does not work anymore and he argues that we need to move to motivation 3.0 which shows that employees should have more freedom. Pink states that “And perhaps

He explains SDT and why it is caused from tendencies and without satisfaction it is declined. As pink explains the differences of Type I and Type X behaviors, “Type X behavior is fueled more by extrinsic desires” as opposed to, “Type I behaviors fueled more by intrinsic desires” (Pink 75). He points out that Type X behavior is more aggressive people and that is the way people should feel and think. I disagree with Pink here because not everyone who has this type of behavior is aggressive and uptight. I believe that humans can be a mixture of both behaviors in certain situations. Pink also studies that Type X behaviors have a higher background of having heart problems at younger ages. In my career I will be encouraged to be more Type I behavior, which is more relaxed and calm, because of customer

In my future career I plan to use the Motivation 3.0 option because it allows employees the change to put their own spin on things and make them feel more important in the job itself. Autonomy, mastery and purpose are definitely the key aspects and they are the reason Motivation 3.0 has its perks such as creativity and freedom. Although I do see Pinks point in how carrots and sticks would work, but I do not believe there is enough evidence that it would be successful in a management or long term