This is why micro-management and pure economic incentives are poison for any non-trivial creative work and workplace.
[Daniel Pink on the social and behavioural science of motivation.]
The key motivational factors: autonomy (self-direction), mastery (the desire to become better) and purpose (being part of something meaningful and larger).
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I love the RSAnimate video.