“Most twenty-first-century notions of management presume that, in the end, people are pawns rather than players. Management still revolves largely around supervision, if-then rewards, and other forms of control,” says Dan Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.
Management, as we traditionally think of it is a great way to get compliance. But it’s proved to be a terrible way to get engagement. So what really does motivate workers and create true employee engagement?
Winning back disengaged employees will require changing the nature of work itself.