What motivates you?

From 4:20-5:15, the clip discusses how well extrinsic motivators (simple "carrot on a stick", or money), motivates us to do tasks. The video explains that if we are doing simple tasks, simple rewards are great motivators. But when it comes to more complicated tasks, the higher motivators (ex. larger sum of money) do not work. So are motivations really as simple as we think? In both this clip and in the book, Good to Great by Jim Collins, they suggest that figuring out what motivates people is a complicated question.

In the book, Collins discusses the power of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Why do people do what they do? For money? For fame? The benefit of man kind? For recognition and approval? When do these extrinsic motivators no longer become motivating? When do people start doing things for joy or self satisfaction?

From this point, we open this up to you. Imagine you are working on a project in your career. This project would boost you into certain management positions throughout the company. With this though, there is a catch. What would it take for you to do it for free? Would it be a large amount of money or the benefit of knowing you would get a lot of personal satisfaction from accomplishing something great? this would be one of the keys to becoming a level 5 leader. In the presentation in today's class, Andrea mentioned the fact that we need to lead horizontally rather then vertically. In order for us to do lead horizontally, these small "motivators" would be one of the most influential tools we can take away from this video.

Now, What motivates you?

Group 6: Paige Zollinger, Brandon Major, Logan Drake & Andrew Hostetler