Drive is an audiobook by Daniel H. Pink, narrated by Daniel H. Pink. The unabridged Audible edition runs 5 hrs 53 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
“Pink’s ideas deserve a wide hearing. Corporate boards. . .could do well by kicking out their pay consultants for an hour and reading Pink’s conclusions instead.”—Forbes
The New York Times bestseller that gives readers paradigm-shattering ways to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That’s a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Daniel H. Pink
- Length: 5 hrs 53 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2009
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Management & Leadership / Leadership
Listener Ratings
Drive holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 7999 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 59% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Pink does it again”
After reading Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind, (highly recommended), I was delighted to hear what he had to say about motivation. He did not dissapoint me. His explanations make sense, and are relevant, supported by science, and useful for anyone: in business, raising children, or for personal motivation. I will listen to this often.— MJ near Madison, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Very interesting topic”
This is an interesting topic and a well written synopsis of the science of motivation. If you are a leader in a working company who has had to motivate people in the past, this book will mostly confirm what you already know. Monetary and other extrensic incentives don’t work and they can be very detrimental. That in itself makes it valuable as a work of literature. There are a lot of people in high levels of leadership who may actually need a book like this to tell them what they should already know by looking at the effects of the systems they have created.I wouldn’t call this book a must read or a game changer however. It is saying what a LOT of literature in the business world is currently saying. What it does do is organize what is very good science behind ideas that are being propogated in many other books. There are a few other books I would recommend ahead of this one but if you are well read in business and leadership texts, this is definitely not one you want to skip.
— Kris, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The New Economy!”
The author makes some excellent, clear, and factual arguments about the simple truth of SUCCESS – that personal and societal achievment are best cultivated under a home, school, or work environment that promotes autonomy, mastry, and purpose. Loved the software upgrade analogies! The larger points seem very much aligned to A.Maslow’s Self-Actualization Theory. This book is a must-read for any manager, teacher, coach, or parent!— Yonathan, Audible listener
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