How to Build a Culture of Mastery

Five strategies to unlock people’s potential and lead your organization to new heights

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Three key elements drive us at work, one of which is often overlooked. As organizations harness the power of intrinsic motivation, they heavily focus on purpose and autonomy but not so much on mastery.

I’m guilty as charged, too. In my consulting work helping teams do great work, I sometimes neglect the importance of mastery compared to purpose and autonomy.

I’m not alone. A search for articles about purpose and autonomy yields millions of results. Articles on mastery at work? not so much.

This is my chance to correct that.

Let’s explore together the nature of mastery – and how to create a culture that promotes continuous improvement instead of high performance.

Let's delve into the concept of mastery and discuss how to foster a culture that encourages continuous improvement over high performance.

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