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Ask HN: are there any good reads on how to motivate others?

9 points by nathankot 13y ago

LoneDev 13y ago
Good luck there...
jfasi 13y ago
Google has an interesting way of setting goals for their employees, which is part of group motivation: http://startuplab.googleventures.com/public-workshops-2013-05-14 http://startuplab.googleventures.com/public-workshops-2013-0...
- notahacker 13y ago
  which likely inspired... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/magazine/dave-eggers-fiction.html?smid=tw-nytmag&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/magazine/dave-eggers-ficti...
ch00ey 13y ago
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie has been recommended to me several times http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671723650 http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/06...
caw 13y ago
If you want to go more of the Psychology route: Predictably Irrational (Dan Ariely, he has some TED talks as well) http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Edition/dp/0061353248 http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expande... Influence, the Science of Persuasion (Robert Cialdini) http://www.amazon.com/Influence-ebook/dp/B002BD2UUC http://www.amazon.com/Influence-ebook/dp/B002BD2UUC
Reallynow 13y ago
I like two books by Dan and Chip Heath called (1) Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (good summary here : http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/switch http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/switch .html ) and (2) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (good summary here: http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/made-to-stick.htm http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/made-to-stick.htm ).
dbla 13y ago
I thought this was a great TED talk on the subject. How Great Leaders Insire Action. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspi...
wallflower 13y ago
http://scottberkun.com/2009/top-ten-reasons-managers-become-great/ http://scottberkun.com/2009/top-ten-reasons-managers-become-... Especially #8 "8. Self aware, including weaknesses."
rk0567 13y ago
Search Inside Yourself And the videos : http://www.siyli.org/take-the-course/siy-curriculum/ http://www.siyli.org/take-the-course/siy-curriculum/

9 points by nathankot 13y ago

Good luck there...

jfasi 13y ago

Google has an interesting way of setting goals for their employees, which is part of group motivation: http://startuplab.googleventures.com/public-workshops-2013-05-14 http://startuplab.googleventures.com/public-workshops-2013-0...

notahacker 13y ago
which likely inspired... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/magazine/dave-eggers-fiction.html?smid=tw-nytmag&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/magazine/dave-eggers-ficti...

ch00ey 13y ago

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie has been recommended to me several times http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671723650 http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/06...

caw 13y ago

If you want to go more of the Psychology route: Predictably Irrational (Dan Ariely, he has some TED talks as well) http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Edition/dp/0061353248 http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expande... Influence, the Science of Persuasion (Robert Cialdini) http://www.amazon.com/Influence-ebook/dp/B002BD2UUC http://www.amazon.com/Influence-ebook/dp/B002BD2UUC

Reallynow 13y ago

I like two books by Dan and Chip Heath called (1) Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (good summary here : http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/switch http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/switch .html ) and (2) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (good summary here: http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/made-to-stick.htm http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/made-to-stick.htm ).

dbla 13y ago

I thought this was a great TED talk on the subject. How Great Leaders Insire Action. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspi...

wallflower 13y ago

http://scottberkun.com/2009/top-ten-reasons-managers-become-great/ http://scottberkun.com/2009/top-ten-reasons-managers-become-... Especially #8 "8. Self aware, including weaknesses."

rk0567 13y ago

Search Inside Yourself And the videos : http://www.siyli.org/take-the-course/siy-curriculum/ http://www.siyli.org/take-the-course/siy-curriculum/