5. The Predictable Existential Crisis
Traditional organizations reward individual performance through a variety of mechanisms, including promotions, compensation, bonuses, and public recognition. These rewards can create a temporary sense of accomplishment in the minds of the people who receive them, and for some people they have a powerful effect on how those people perceive themselves. In the end, however, these kinds of rewards do not provide lasting motivation,1 and they provide a false foundation for professional self-esteem.
1. See www.danpink.com/books/drive/ and www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1SDV8nxypE for more information about Dan Pink’s insights into motivation.
Agile organizations also provide various rewards, but they tend to be focused ...
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