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Not every employee has an abundance of intrinsic motivation that pushes them through the day. Many, many people require some extrinsic motivation. In practice,
by mercutio2 7y ago
Not every employee has an abundance of intrinsic motivation that pushes them through the day. Many, many people require some extrinsic motivation. In practice, at a reasonably sane workplace, most of this motivation comes from peer pressure of watching your coworkers work hard, not from a manager swinging a hammer.
But the extrinsic motivation of colocated coworkers is still very important for many people.
- JustSomeNobody 7y ago> I stay motivated because I'm trusted to complete the work I promise to complete. Part of that is due to peer pressure of not wanting to let my team down. That still exists outside of an office. I believe more people can be trusted to do the right thing than "butts in seats" managers think.