Intrinsic Motivation at Work
- ISBN13:
9781576755679
- ISBN10:
1576755673
- Format: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 2009-04-06
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Summary
This breakthrough book provides the first comprehensive treatment of intrinsic motivation in the workplace-the psychological rewards workers get directly from the work itself-offering clear advice on how companies can harness its tremendous power to develop a more committed, self-managing workforce. Written in an engaging, accessible style and grounded in solid academic research, the book provides a diagnostic framework for addressing problems of intrinsic motivation and essential ways to build it. This second edition is revised to focus on worker engagement.
Author Biography
Kenneth W. Thomas is Professor Emeritus of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the cocreator of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, which has sold more than 6 million copies.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| What Engagement Looks Like Today | |
| A Management Tale . . . | p. 3 |
| How Work Has Changed | p. 7 |
| The Rediscovery of Purpose | p. 14 |
| Self-Management in the Pursuit of Purpose | p. 28 |
| The Intrinsic Rewards That Drive Engagement | |
| A Management Tale, continued . . . | p. 45 |
| Four Intrinsic Rewards: Meaningfulness, Choice, Competence, and Progress | p. 47 |
| How the Intrinsic Rewards Work-and Their Effects | p. 60 |
| A Diagnostic Framework for Rewards | p. 73 |
| Managing Your Own Engagement | |
| A Management Tale, continued . . . | p. 81 |
| Tuning Into Your Own Intrinsic Rewards | p. 83 |
| Building Your Sense of Meaningfulness | p. 95 |
| Building Your Sense of Choice | p. 102 |
| Building Your Sense of Competence | p. 111 |
| Building Your Sense of Progress | p. 120 |
| Leading for Engagement | |
| A Management Tale, concluded . . . | p. 131 |
| General Tips on Leading for Engagement | p. 133 |
| First Impressions and Priorities | p. 143 |
| Leading for Meaningfulness | p. 153 |
| Leading for Choice | p. 161 |
| Leading for Competence | p. 170 |
| Leading for Progress | p. 179 |
| Enjoying the Ride | p. 190 |
| Two Earlier Models of Intrinsic Motivation | p. 197 |
| Putting Money in Perspective | p. 199 |
| Notes | p. 204 |
| Index | p. 217 |
| About the Author | p. 221 |
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