Book review Payoff by Dan Ariely - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Book review Payoff by Dan Ariely - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Payoff,?The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations, is a short?book with an important message: We suck at motivation. Based on?fascinating research from workplaces and psychology labs ?all over the world, the book documents how we?consistently?fail to understand what really motivates ourselves?and others and consequently?end up ?killing motivation off, when we try to strengthen it, much of the time. Nowhere is this more obvious?than in the workplace, where a blind belief in the power of bonuses, raises, promotions and perks has?kept managers doing the wrong things for (or to) their employees for decades. Dan Ariely, a professor?of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, is the perfect?person to convey this message. As a researcher he has conducted fascinating and very elegant experiments to uncover what motivates and demotivates us. He shared two of these in this TED talk: In Payoff he uses?his own?research and that of others to get to the truth of motivation. And while he clearly shows that performance?bonuses?can actually reduce?performance, he also shares the?factors that motivate us to do better. These include things like praise, meaningful work and a real connection to the people you work with. This is a short book (120 pages) but that just counts in its favor, in my opinion. It is a captivating read, incredibly?useful and highly entertaining in fact I laughed our loud several times while reading it. In short,?I hope I have motivated you to read this book :) Related posts Why rewards dont motivate Study: Positive feedback increases intrinsic motivation A motivational tip that actually works Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related