Those that know me, know that I am about as big a fan of "the office" as they come. My dream is to mix my passion for training/teaching and love of "the office", and teach a whole 3 credit leadership course to college students solely using scenes from the office as a springboard for discussion. Tonight's episode illustrates my point beautifully. I have been reading "Drive" by Daniel Pink, and it's a must read for any supervisor, leader or manager. The point that Pink is driving home in this book is that autonomy and empowerment are two critical components to an employees motivation. Think about it, leaders and managers scratch their heads to find the best way to motivate employees, but the truth is that if given the chance to really invest themselves in their own idea and run with it that would be all it takes to light the spark. In tonight's episode Michael has the opportunity to put an end to a joint venture between him and Ryan, and rightfully so since Ryan is running everyone's money into the ground. However, Michael publicly tells Ryan that he believes in him to make a good decision (empowering him) and puts all the responsibility on Ryan to make the right decision (autonomy). Ryan makes the right decision. Not to totally ruin a very funny and entertaining show with my nerd alert over here...Dwight also crowns himself hay king, Kevin gets lost in a kiddie hay maze and Jim pulls a hilarious prank on Gabe. Below is Daniel Pink's ted talk about motivation...enjoy
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