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A motivation expert explains why businesses go about motivating people all wrong - and how to do it better

Jan 12, 2017, 21:53 IST

Dan Pink gives his 2009 TED Talk &quotThe Puzzle of Motivation."TED

Everyone likes getting a little extra cash, but we shouldn't think it makes us work any harder.

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Author and motivation expert Dan Pink knows this better than anybody. In his 2009 TED talk "The puzzle of motivation," which was based on his hit book "Drive," Pink explains the "fundamental mismatch" that exists between science and business.

Science, Pink says, knows that incentives don't work. Business, however, has yet to catch up.

You can watch Pink's talk here, or keep scrolling down for the advice he gives to make the current system as good as can be.

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