Mel and Steve's Blog » Motivation http://www.ldrteam.com/blog Equipping Leaders and Empowering Churches Wed, 12 May 2010 20:55:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Motivation in the 21st Century http://www.ldrteam.com/blog/motivation-in-the-21st-century/ http://www.ldrteam.com/blog/motivation-in-the-21st-century/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:29:37 +0000 Mel http://www.ldrteam.com/blog/?p=273 21st Century Organizations versus 20th Century Organizations

In the LDR Church Development Process we talk about the changes in organization and how this impacts the church.

Organization is just a way to help people to work more effectively together. My Friend, Josh Hebert, sent me link to a video by Dan Pink on “The Surprising science of Motivation.”

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.

It is about 18 minutes long, but definitely worth watching

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

It is totally about the business world, but illustrates the differences in motivation used by 21st Century companies.

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