He describes why its so hard to get work done at work – and ways to improve that.

This presentation is a great companion to Daniel Pink’s book, Drive, The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us.

Our work increasingly requires thought, discretion and creativity. As Jason Fried says, our work is a series of work moments with interruptions in between.

Daniel Pink makes the point that the new nature of work is less “algorithmic” (simple and pre-determined) and more “heuristic” (exploratory and experimental). The motivation that works best for one becomes counter-productive for the other.

According to Pink, extrinsic motivation works okay for straight forward tasks. Intrinsic motivation (autonomy, mastery and purpose) are required the more the work is around thinking, decision making and creativity.

When we align Fried’s and Pink’s ideas we find that most organizations are out of sync with both the environment and reward structures for productivity in the 21st century.

This also fits with my early research on the nature of Print based organizations that use extrinsic rewards and punishments assuming that workers need to be monitored. Broadcast based organizations that use extrinsic rewards as incentives to tap into human potential and emerging Digitally oriented organizations that focus on the intrinsic value of the work as motivation.

Our work at TAG Consulting helps organization’s migrate toward intrinsic alignment with mission and work.

What kind of incentive structure does your organization offer: rewards and punishments, incentives for achievement or meaningful work?

How many undistracted hours of work a day to you get, on average?

I would love to see your answers to these questions.

In this dynamic book, theologian, futurist, and communications expert M. Rex Miller presents the innovative millennium matrix, that explains the way we store and distribute information changes our worldviews.

Based on the author’s extensive research, The Millennium Matrix explores the major paradigm and worldview shifts over the past two thousand years and maps them into an easily accessible chart summarizing the entire history of culture and church.

From the oral culture of Jesus’ time to the print world of Gutenberg’s Bible to the broadcast era of television to the emerging digital culture, readers will see the impact of communication on worship and spirituality.

Even more, the book then provides practical suggestions on how Christians can successfully navigate the rapid cultural changes that are occurring and that will continue to occur over the decades to come.

The Commercial Real Estate Revolution tells you exactly why the current model is broken! Learn the 9 key principles and trends that the most innovative firms are using to change everything we know about building. Imagine buildings that come in under budget, early and with few or no change orders. It’s happening today and the book explains how.