Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us pdfdrive com

BY HOWARD GARDNER, MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI, AND WILLIAM DAMON

How can you do “good work” in an age of relentless market forces and lightning-fast technology? By considering three basic issues: your profession’s mission, its standards or “best practices,” and your own identity. Although this book focuses mainly on examples from the fields of genetics and journalism, its insights can be applied to a number of professions buffeted by changing times.

The authors have also continued their effort to identify individuals and institutions that exemplify “good work” on their website: www.goodwork.org.

Type I Insight: “What do you do if you wake up in the morning and dread going to work, because the daily routine no longer satisfies your standards?”

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  Start groups or forums with others in your industry or outside it to reach beyond your current area of influence.
  
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  Work with existing organizations to confirm your profession’s values or develop new guidelines.
  
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  Take a stand. It can be risky, sure, but leaving a job for ethical reasons need not involve abandoning your professional goals.
  

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