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Motivating people by dangling money in front of them doesn't always work. Nor do a host of other traditional business incentives. Instead, argues Daniel Pink, an author who worked as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, people are often fueled by intrinsic motivations - like the simple desire to do good work. To prove his point, Pink penned Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which hit stores Dec. 29. Pink talked with TIME about what fuels good work, the perils of performance reviews and what businesses can do to boost performance in a tough economic climate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Guru Daniel Pink on What Fuels Good Work | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

...investigate the causes of the financial crisis will hold its first public hearing. First up to be accused of causing massive foreclosures, nearly bankrupting our financial system and robbing us all of our retirement savings: Wall Street CEOs. On Wednesday, four top financial executives are scheduled to testify in front of the commission, including Bank of America's recently appointed chief Brian Moynihan, Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Morgan Stanley's John Mack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hearings to Begin on Causes of Financial Crisis | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...anything, experience may be a liability. Huckabee was considered a front runner for the GOP nomination in 2012, until an ex-con he pardoned while governor of Arkansas murdered four police officers in Washington State. Polls since then show Huckabee still runs strong, but if he has a political future, it may be in spite of his governing record, not because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2010 and On: Pundits Get Ready for Their Close-Up | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...this out of the way right up front: I'm afraid of people eating. Some people are scared of snakes or flying or heights or other things that can actually be dangerous. I'm filled with overpowering, irrational dread by the sight or sound of another human being eating or drinking. It doesn't make any more sense to me than it does to you. But that's what a phobia is: a fear that has nothing to do with logic or common sense. (Find out how to prevent anxiety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Overcoming Phobias Can Be So Daunting | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...base, McCainworld has shied away from fighting for the soul of the party, instead allowing her version of reality to go largely unchallenged - and her rise to continue unchecked. There was perhaps a related factor: a recent ABC-Washington Post poll found that Republicans regard Palin as the 2012 front runner for their party's nomination and that she best represents the GOP's values - besting McCain himself on that score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Her GOP Critics Unleashed, Will Palin Fire Back? | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

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