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In the first chapter, we considered some of the roadblocks to engage employees, born out of the scientific management movement of the early twentieth century. We’ve persevered with the carrot and stick to motivate employees to give their best within the narrow corridor of the job specification. If we consider the plethora of engagement survey results worldwide, this approach has largely failed. We need a new method to structuring work. In this chapter, we look at the concept of human spirit and work and some of the available avenues for igniting personal motivation.
Believing in the work we do is the stepping stone to higher achievement.
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Pink, D.H. (2009). Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. USA: Riverhead Books.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Hamel, G. (2009). Moon shots for management, Harvard Business Review, 87, 91–98.
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Ibid.
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Sinek, S. (2009). Start with why. New York: Penguin.
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Pink, D.H. (2009). Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. USA: Riverhead Books.
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Baker, T. (2019). Human Spirit and Work. In: Bringing the Human Being Back to Work. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93172-2_2
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