Beyond Employee Engagement: The Psychology of Intrinsic Motivation with Rich Ryan

For the EVOLution of Business

[1:45] The legacy of Self Determination Theory
Get an overview of SDT here: https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/

[2:30] How Rich developed his interest in motivation

[3:30] Partnering up with Ed Deci

[4:30] Replacing the then-dominant paradigm of behaviorism with Autonomy, Relatedness and Competence

[9:30] The continuum from intrinsic to extrinsic motivation

[14:00] The social/environmental influence on intrinsic motivation

[16:00] Giving feedback that improves, rather than undermines employee motivation

[18:00] "We don't exploit the potential we have inside our companies. We do that by getting the point of view different people and taking advantage of all of those inputs, but people don't do that unless they feel like they have a voice that will be heard."

[19:30] Applications in psychotherapy, in schools, in workplaces
Learn more about motivation works here: https://motivationworks.com/

[22:30] Why compensation is a symptom, but often not the cure to disengaged employees

[23:45] The drivers of engagement and why employees should be given feedback on their engagement surveys

[26:30] Creating values and mission statements that support autonomy

[29:30] Why autonomy does not mean "no rules"

[32:00] How leaders can support autonomy

[33:45] Bringing SDT to video games
Learn more about how Immersyve is developing video games that engage players: https://immersyve.com/

[36:45] Designing a company culture for intrinsic motivation

[39:00] Bringing play to the workplace

[41:00] Creating authentic relatedness and belonging

[42:45] How fulfilling psychological needs impacts employee health, energy and vitality

[45:00] Being an autonomy-supportive parent

[47:00] The intersection of mindfulness and SDT

[49:15] Measuring what matters inside the organization

[51:00] Why outcome-based reward structures can be counterproductive

[52:30] Bringing autonomy to civics and activism