For both millennials and their managers, intrinsic motivation—or motivation for behavior that comes from within, driven by feelings of inherent satisfaction, joy, the pleasure of learning, and accomplishment—is essential for long-term productivity and development in professional life. Traditional motivation at work has been associated primarily with extrinsic rewards, or those externally motivated factors such as financial rewards (i.e., compensation, bonuses, and so on) and avoiding negative consequences. Of course this matters. Yet research tells us that in the modern workplace, which requires experimentation, creativity, ...
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