Human motivations are changing work as we know it, and it is a challenge to personal fulfillment and to families, business, institutions, and nations to effectively cope. The rewards and punishment management methods dating back to the 1850 Industrial Revolution are no longer appropriate for a knowledge economy of the 2020s, in fact they are detrimental. Daniel Pink spells this out in his book Drive, excerpts of which we quotes and reference here.
A quick internet search gives us some data points to consider. Estimates in 2023 are that of 132M full time workers in the US, 100M or 76% are knowledge workers, people who think for a living. Worldwide, satisfaction, and remote metrics further inform challenges and opportunities.
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