Another timely TED Talk which brings us just in time good information on how to do better. A kind of failing forward momentum on our archaic ideas of motivation in business.

Dan Pink shares that "there's a mismatch between what science knows and what business does." Like most everything ideas become outdated. Dan does a great job of discussing how we can make a change from 20th Century ideas on motivation with the carrot and stick method (extrinsic) to Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose (intrinsic) motivation.

In this he shares how a company called Atlassian and another you know better, Google use innovation in how they motivate . Below is a clip on Atlassian's Core Values, which Dan touches on in the video. In the play as a team portion of the Atlassian video: "Tom Cruise works for Atlassian?"

"Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward."