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Dan Pink on the “puzzle” of motivation

April 19, 2018

Dan Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. His other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A Whole New Mind and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. His books have…

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Body of Work: A book review by Bob Morris

May 15, 2014

Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together Pamela Slim Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2013) Why we must strive to “direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our…

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Dan Pink on “The puzzle of motivation”

March 31, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you probably know already, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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William Seidman: A second interview by Bob Morris

February 23, 2014

Dr. William (Bill) Seidman has worked as a manager or consultant with many large and small organizations including Hewlett-Packard, Jack in the Box, Intel, Tektronix, CVS Pharmacies, and Sears. As a recognized expert on leadership in high-performing organizations, he contributes…

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Surprising truths about human motivation

January 5, 2013

In DRiVE, Daniel Pink reveals what he characterizes as “the surprising truth about what motivates us.” For example, he examines “the mismatch between what science knows and what business does. The gap is wide. Its existence is alarming. And though…

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Lead with Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

November 10, 2011

Lead with Purpose: Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself John Baldoni AMACOM (2012) The multi-dimensional “why” of initiative and fulfillment for organizations as well as for individuals I selected my review’s title because, in his latest book,…

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