Drive, by Daniel H. Pink is a book that goes into what one can do in order to motivate those who work for us in an efficient way that will maximize result. In order to reach this level of productivity however, the world is in need of a revised definition of autonomy, mastery and purpose. The ideas in Drive connect perfectly with what the LEAD curriculum has covered in the last few weeks. The book teaches how to go about motivating individuals which is very handy to people who strive to be better leaders. By providing the knowledge with how to provoke those around you to do something, Drive is a tool that can be used by all current and future leaders in order to find success. The book first goes into the three different motivations for people …show more content…
Since reading Drive, I believe that by knowing these ideas expressed by Pink, anyone can learn to lead and motivate people into completing a task. This only requires the ability to learn how to build a workplace that can support needs of followers to keep them happy and motivated in order to put out a high grade level of work. This strongly goes against what I believed when first starting this course. I believed that some people just had a knack for controlling the people around them but I now know that there is a lot more put into it than just natural …show more content…
To encourage Type I behavior and the profound output, a workplace that allows employees to act by choice while still being held accountable for their work can be put into place. This allows for the subject to complete their tasks when, where, with who, and how they do it by their own discretion. Mastery is yet another aspect of Drive that is used in everyday life, especially in business. Mastery demands an individual to be involved in bettering oneself at a specific task. In order to attain it, one must have “flow” (the experiences one has when facing obstacles specific to their skills. Mastery, like autonomy requires three basic rules; requiring the individual to never be complacent with their abilities but constantly improving, the need for hard work, pain and effort throughout practice in order to improve, and to realize that mastery is impossible to fully come to