Intrinsic Motivation at Work : What Really Drives Employee Engagement

In today's organizations, employee engagement is vital--more is being required of workers than ever before. In this new edition of his classic book, Kenneth Thomas draws on the latest research findings to identify the key to employee engagement: intrinsic motivation. Only intrinsic rewards--rewards that come directly from the work itself--encourage the profound commitment and sense of ownership needed for a truly engaged and innovative workforce. Thomas identifies four intrinsic rewards, explains exactly how and why they build engagement, and provides a diagnostic framework to evaluate which need boosting and how to boost them. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with an expanded section on how leaders can identify their own intrinsic rewards and new tools, tips, and practices for encouraging intrinsic motivation in others. Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 PART ONE: What Engagement Looks Like Today......Page 16 A Management Tale.........Page 18 1 How Work Has Changed......Page 22 2 The Rediscovery of Purpose......Page 29 3 Self-Management in the Pursuit of Purpose......Page 43 PART TWO: The Intrinsic Rewards That Drive Engagement......Page 58 A Management Tale, continued.........Page 60 4 Four Intrinsic Rewards: Meaningfulness, Choice, Competence, and Progress......Page 62 5 How the Intrinsic Rewards Work—and Their Effects......Page 75 6 A Diagnostic Framework for Rewards......Page 88 PART THREE: Managing Your Own Engagement......Page 94 A Management Tale, continued.........Page 96 7 Tuning Into Your Own Intrinsic Rewards......Page 98 8 Building Your Sense of Meaningfulness......Page 110 9 Building Your Sense of Choice......Page 117 10 Building Your Sense of Competence......Page 126 11 Building Your Sense of Progress......Page 135 PART FOUR: Leading for Engagement......Page 144 A Management Tale, concluded.........Page 146 12 General Tips on Leading for Engagement......Page 148 13 First Impressions and Priorities......Page 158 14 Leading for Meaningfulness......Page 168 15 Leading for Choice......Page 176 16 Leading for Competence......Page 185 17 Leading for Progress......Page 194 18 Enjoying the Ride......Page 205 Resource A: Two Earlier Models of Intrinsic Motivation......Page 212 Resource B: Putting Money in Perspective......Page 214 Notes......Page 219 C......Page 232 L......Page 233 P......Page 234 Z......Page 235 About the Author......Page 236 In today's organizations, employee organization is vital -- more is being required of workers than ever before. Kenneth Thomas draws on the latest research findings to identify the key to employee engagement: intrinsic motivation. Only intrinsic rewards -- rewards that come directly from the work itself -- encourage the profound commitment and sense of ownership needed for a truly engaged and innovative workforce. Thomas identifies four intrinsic rewards, explains exactly how and why they build engagement, and provides a diagnostic framework to evaluate which need boosting and how to boost them. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with an expanded section on how leaders can identify their own intrinsic rewards and new tools, tips, and practices for encouraging intrinsic motivation in others. -- From publisher's description How work has changed -- The rediscovery of purpose -- Self-management in the pursuit of purpose -- Four intrinsic rewards : meaningfulness, choice, competence and progress -- How the intrinsic rewards work : and their effects -- Building blocks for the rewards : a diagnostic framework -- Tuning into your own intrinsic rewards -- Building your sense of meaningfulness -- Building your sense of choice -- Building your sense of competence -- Building your sense of progress -- General tips on leading for engagement -- Getting started : first impressions and priorities -- Leading for meaningfulness -- Leading for choice -- Leading for competence -- Leading for progress

this Breakthrough Book Provides The First Comprehensive Discussion Of Intrinsic Motivation In The Workplace—the Psychological Rewards Workers Get Directly From The Work Itself. Intrinsic Motivation At Work Offers Clear Advice On How Companies Can Harness Their Tremendous Power To Develop A More Committed, Self-managing Workforce. Written In An Engaging, Accessible Style And Grounded In Solid Academic Research, The Book Provides A Diagnostic Framework For Addressing Problems Of Intrinsic Motivation And Essential Ways To Build It. This New 2nd Edition Is Revised And Expanded To Focus On Worker Engagement.