Work For Humans
Work For Humans
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The 3 Needs of Self-Determination Theory: What People Really Want from Work | Richard Ryan
In the 1970s, Richard Ryan and Ed Deci ran experiments on what rewards do to motivation. They found that people did what they were asked, but were less motivated by rewards that felt like control. Behaviorists pushed back, but the evidence pile...
Humanity-Centered Design: Who Is Your Product Really For? | Don Norman, Revisited
At 86, Don Norman decided his life’s work was not enough. While his books made gadgets easier to use, they could not fix a world in crisis. So he looked back on his years as an engineer, psychologist, and designer and asked what he could do tha...
200 Episodes of Work for Humans: The Life-Changing ROI of Podcasting | Jason Ames
Dart Lindsley wanted to publish a book, but agent after agent turned him down despite the quality of his work. Finally, one told him why: he wasn't famous. So he climbed into his attic, threw a blanket over his head, and recorded a podcast epis...
Radical Respect: How to Say What You Mean Without Being a Jerk | Kim Scott, Revisited
In her first job out of college, Kim Scott thought managing Russian diamond cutters would be simple: pay them well and the rest follows. It wasn't. They wanted a picnic, and by the end of a bottle of vodka, she understood what they actually wan...
Pay for Performance: How Compensation Becomes a System of Control | James A. Seechurn
James Seechurn spent over a decade building compensation programs on a simple premise: design the incentive right, and you'll get the behavior you want. But his first clue that this was wrong came from watching it fail on him. As a young accoun...
