Reigniting Intrinsic Motivation with Sharath Jeevan

Sharath Jeevan works with global leaders to navigate direction, build motivating cultures, and nurture potential. Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen's New Year's Honours for founding and leading STiR Education, which has helped ignite the motivation of 200,000 school teachers around the world. In this episode, Subbu and Sharath explore reigniting the power of intrinsic motivation in the workplace. They discuss topics such as guided autonomy, wicked work environments, pay transparency, the Big P and Small P of Purpose, and much more.Key topics1:00 - Sharath's journey to rediscovering Intrinsic Motivation4:20 - A manifesto to reignite our inner drive5:20 - The Big P and Small P of Purpose8:45 - Autonomy and Mastery at work10:45 - The problem with focusing too much on extrinsic motivation13:45 - Is all burnout due to long working hours?16:30 - Guided autonomy in action19:00 - Thriving in a wicked work environment22:50 - The power of pay transparency at work and why it matters25:30 - Rethinking meritocracy 28:30 - Building talent v/s nurturing skills30:00 - Re-framing how 'talent owners' approach the talent selection process