What Motivates Us? Purpose...

I came across this video recently and thought I should share it with our Hiring Juice faithful. Aside from being truly amazing penmanship, it actually reveals a very interesting fact about motivating people with is quite surprising - it's not money. 

People are motivated by goals that are not complicated, simple and under their control to hit them. Financial incentives are not always a true driver but rather having a purpose for what you're trying to achieve holds more substance in our minds. 

I'd like to hear other's ideas on similar stories where you used other ways to motivate people other than just a bonus, commission or raise. If we can learn anything from our Open Source community (our LAMP friends out there) it's that they contribute to the purpose of sharing and educating others to make them better. Not just for financial gain. I can tell you right now, you won't get paid to share your stories on this blog, but it sure impacts our community of leaders/managers.

Who's got a story to share? 

Comments

[Khoi]

I can kind of relate to that. Anyone who ever work in creative fields like painting or programming know money is a lousy motivator.

[Tim Yandel]

Quality of life should always be a driver in why you do what you do. Whether it's providing for your family or being happy doing what you do - or both! But even in super money motivated jobs like sales, people are looking for recognition and challenges that equate to success. People want to feel successful, but success means different things to different people.

[lekut]

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