Motivating your mojo

This week, Stephen and Liliana talk mojo, and finding intrinsic motivation where it feels like none is available. Stephen shares his passion for the Frisbee, and Liliana describes her yoga practise and her love of rollerblading.

The main topic for discussion is intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation: doing things because we're satisfied by the task rather than because we expect a reward. Drawing on evidence from past experiments, Stephen lays out three steps organisations can take to instil a greater sense of autonomy.

Links

• The formation of learning sets
• The intrinsic motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci
• Alive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do, by Daniel Cable
• Bullshit Jobs, by David Graeber
• When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, by Daniel Pink
• Putting a Face to a Name: The Art of Motivating Employees