On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Winfried Dressler wrote:
> Yet, I like the picture of a "button of intrinsic motivation". My question
> is: How can I find my button? - Did anyone of you found your button? How
> did you find it? Where was it? ...snip...
Winifried's questions remind me of a great book I once read, "Do what you
love and the money will follow" by Marsha Sinetar.
The idea that people are truly motivated by what they love, and that are
ultimately most successful by doing exactly that, certainly argues against
the premise that managers can (and should) press people's motivation
buttons. Actually, generally accepted management theory about motivation
suggests that managers can (and should) focus on creating an environment
in which people's intrinsic or extrinsic motivation can flourish while
contributing to organizational goals. The idea that managers "motivate"
people has been losing ground, although the field is still a long way from
explicitly adding "love" to its prevailing equations.
Lee Holmer
Seattle University Institute of Public Service
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