Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards

Motivation is a broad term that encompasses many different types of motivators (also referred to as “rewards”). These motivators can be loosely grouped into two categories, Extrinsic and Intrinsic. When most of us think about why we work, the extrinsic rewards are easy to identify.  We like our paychecks, we rely on the benefits our […]

Motivation

What is motivation? The general desire or willingness to do something. Amazon.com lists over 50,000 titles on the topic of “Motivation” with 366 new titles “coming soon”. One might conclude that a topic with tens of thousands of literary discussions must be pretty darn complicated. But really, “motivation” is just a fancy word for “wanting” […]