14 September 2012

Autonomy, Motivation, Purpose + Connectedness

At yesterday's NEOSA CIO Symposium, I had the joy of seeing Jim Tressel speak.

When I moved to western Pennsylvania in 2000, I began to learn about this wonderful man and his accomplishments outside of his day job.  I became a fan.

One thing that surprised me, is that the Akron U. VP of Strategic Development echoed the autonomy, mastery and purpose ideas espoused by Daniel Pink in Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.  Jim's notable addition is "connectedness" -- that we're only happy and satisfied when what we're doing connects us to others.

He's right.  Therefore, I humbly propose an addition to the Motivation 3.0 bullets:

  • Connectedness
  • Autonomy
  • Mastery
  • Purpose



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