Does the average manager understand the power of intrinsic motivation?

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I've written a lot before about managers and styles of management -- from why most managers aren't that effective to the inherent challenges of middle management to the essence of leadership (among many other posts, a lot of which you can find here). I've mentioned Daniel Pink before -- in…