What really motivates us? And what motivational techniques lead us to work smarter and live better? Those are questions that behavioral scientists around the world have been exploring for the past half-century. Their answers might surprise you.
Career analyst Dan Pink says traditional rewards in the business world aren't always as effective as we think.
Money is overrated: In fact, pay has little, if anything at all, to do with motivation in the workplace. That's the controversial argument put forth by best-selling author Daniel Pink in his new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead Books). "Pay for performance has to be exposed as folklore," he says.
Your left brain is logical, linear, by-the-numbers; the right side is creative, artistic, empathetic. Oprah Winfrey talks with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, "A Whole New Mind", and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.
The U.S. economy faces a historic problem, and how it is resolved will drive major consequences for managers, investors, politicians, and especially workers.
Remember Free Agent Nation? The phrase, minted by journalist Daniel Pink in a magazine article and later a best-selling 2001 book, struck a nerve with working Americans during the euphoria of the New Economy.
In 1998 Daniel Pink trekked across America interviewing citizens of Free Agent Nation--the 33 million workers (by his count) who have abandoned corporate life for the chance to set their own hours,...
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