Jumping for the Jelly Beans - Herzberg - Motivation theory - full video

Frederick Herzberg’s thoughts on what motivates people.
The video clip is of its time, 1973. The use of a traditional 'lecture' as a (pedagogic) teaching method can be problematic for some people.
See also Daniel Pink www.danpink.com and his video, currently available on RUclips. Search for Dan Pink Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose. Generally Pink says much the same as Herzberg about intrinsic motivation.
Background: Frederick Herzberg (18 April 1923 - 19 January 2000). Herzberg, as a patrol sergeant, was a first-hand witness of the Dachau concentration camp in world war two in Germany. He believed that this experience, as well as the talks he had with people in the camp and other Germans living in the area, was what triggered his lifelong interest in motivation. At the University of Utah, he held the position of professor of management in the college of business.
Given Herzberg’s deep understanding of human beings, over his life’s work, and what ‘makes them tick’ he has made some simple but profound conclusions. Basically, people will be (intrinsically) motivated to perform at work or learn effectively for themselves if they have things to do that are; relevant, engaging, enjoyable, interesting and challenging, often involving social situations.
Herzberg's Two Factor Theory, also known as the Motivation-Hygiene Theory, was derived from a study designed to test the concept that people have two sets of needs:
1. their needs as animals to avoid pain - so we go to work, to earn money to be able to buy life’s necessities (shelter and food) and comforts.
2. their needs as humans to grow psychologically. Because at some point in life we might come to the conclusion that just earning money may be limiting our life experience. This is particularly true, for some people in ‘middle age’. At this point we can see that the next big inevitable events in our lives will be retirement and then death, hopefully in that order! This can refocus the mind.
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