• Drive

  • The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
  • By: Daniel H Pink
  • Narrated by: Daniel H Pink
  • Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (510 ratings)

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By: Daniel H Pink
Narrated by: Daniel H Pink
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Publisher's summary

A book that will change how you think and transform how you live.

Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people – at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation, and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs who are pointing a bold way forward.

©2011 Daniel H Pink (P)2011 Canongate

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Good content, narrator not so great

I like this book but the way the narrator talks sucks the life out of it. For a book called Drive you'd think he'd have more emotion in talking. It makes it a bit hard to stay engaged and want to listen to it.

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This should become required reading

I have been in management and leadership for many years and struggled with it. This book explained why. This book is a summary of many years of research about what truly motivates humans -- hint: it isn't more money!! The book also teaches how to apply the results of these findings. This book is a must read for anyone who wants truly motivate a team and create exponential productivity.

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Groundbreaking ideas

A very good book, shares some groundbreaking ideas. The author read it well. It wasn’t the most exciting page turner I’ve ever read, but it is definitely an important book. I like how the authors includes several additional resources for further reading and learning.

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Best Productivity Book I've Ever Read

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes this is number one on my list when someone asks me for a book recommendation. It will change how you manage your team and your work life. My productivity increased significantly, yet I enjoy my job more. That's like hearing you can lose weight and eat all the cake you want. I have such a happy work environment now. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to look forward to going in to work. I recommend this to anyone who is willing to take a risk on being fulfilled at work.

What other book might you compare Drive to and why?

The Willpower Instinct by Kelly Mcgonigal, and Habit by Charles Duhigg.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Drive?

You will read this and then you will think, my company wont implement these strategies or be willing to give it a try. Really? 2 hours a week spent on personal projects and another 2 on learning skills related to the job? Well, I implemented these, and we now finish more projects, faster, with greater success when implemented. That's right. The 2 hours a week learning, means that my team is always on the forefront of digital marketing. The 2 hours spent on the personal project means that their ideas have voices. They feel like contributing to the company as a whole. Loyalty, team bonding all of that happens. Gosh, this book is fantastic. Give it a try if you are a dissatisfied employee or a manager at her wits end.

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Nice Twist.

A lot of regurgitated info, but gives plenty of credit to the sources - all while providing good insight into the shortsightedness of money-driven motivation. Dollars aren't the best long-term motivator, and intrinsic motivation trumps extrinsic in many cases. There are also some fantastic business stories about how companies took different approaches to motivate workers. Good stuff and a quick read.

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Very Good

an infinite game has no winner and no end, the goal is to keep playing

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no index

again like most resellers it has no index except 15 laws of growth, becoming a person of influence, 8th habit. Mr Pink how can I allow Amazon to publish your audiobook without a proper outline

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Great insight...

well written and hard to let go of. Mr Pink gives us great insight into how we are motivated and what to do to trigger it, have started applying it and I m clearly a type I who will look at making it a part of the culture of my work place ...

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I will be listening to this again

I have enjoyed this for the second time. this time on double speed and still comes across as personable. I would strongly recommend the for folks who just have a genera LM interest in motivation as a spring board into the subject.

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very good read especially last few chapters

I loved the baby boomers quest for autonomy and the fact lure of Maserty is both painful and pleasurable

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