Summary Of Drive By Daniel H. Pink

In the book titled “Drive” the author, Daniel H. Pink, shares insight on what motivates and drives each individual to perform to their maximum potential. For instance, not everyone is driven by the same means of compensation or recognition. The book consists of three major parts. It is broken up in sections titled: A New Operating System, The Three Elements, and The Type I Toolkit. Within each section there are several chapters that explain in detail the different aspects of each organization and their style of motivating employees. The first section of the book focuses on the many different ways to encourage motivation. The second section of the book examines the three elements of Type I behavior. Finally the last section covers the Type I Toolkit with exercises explaining how to increase motivation in others as well as in ourselves.

Harlow on monkeys and their ability to perform a variety of puzzles and tasks resulting in either being rewarded or punished. The monkeys were tested for number of days while during the time they solved puzzles. The experiments were timed, recorded and analyzed. Ultimately, the experiment demonstrated how the monkey’s behaviors were driven by their biological motivation and not by the compensation or reward given for their performance. When the monkeys were compensated they actually did not perform any better than if they had not been compensated. These experiments along with other ones have helped to demonstrate how rewarding a person is may not always be more effective. In today’s society research has shown how organizations tend to have a different understanding of what motivates an employee to perform