“If you create something, whether it's a painting or a company, I think if you care about it, you have some obligation to go out and tell people about it.” PeopleIfsThinkingCareCompanyPaintingObligationIf You Care Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Money can extinguish intrinsic motivation, diminish performance, crush creativity, encourage unethical behavior, foster short-term thinking, and become addictive.” ThinkingMotivationTermMoneyCreativityBehaviorPerformancesCrushDiminishShort TermUnethicalIntrinsic MotivationShort Term Thinking Author:Daniel H. Pink
“It's nothing short of a whole new brain... animated by a different form of thinking and a new approach to life.” ThinkingDifferentWholeFormBrainApproachRenewalAnimatedNew Approach Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I think this book, Matthew Desmond's "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.", if you have a friend who is a public official, hand him or her this book. It's that important. And this book raises some serious questions about what kind of country do we want to be.” ThinkingKindImportantBookCountryPovertySerious Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Abstract thinking leads to greater creativity... But in our businesses and our lives, we often do the opposite. We intensify our focus rather than widen our view.” ThinkingViewsCreativityGreaterFocusOur LivesOppositesAbstractAbstract Thinking Author:Daniel H. Pink
“If you want people to perform better, you reward them, right? Bonuses, commissions, their own reality show. Incentivize them. [...] But that's not happening here. You've got an incentive designed to sharpen thinking and accelerate creativity, and it does just the opposite. It dulls thinking and blocks creativity.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantDoeShowsRealityInspirationMotivationCreativityHappeningsOppositesRewardsBlockIncentivesBonusReality ShowsAccelerate Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I think the more important task for a young person than developing a personal brand is figuring out what she's great at, what she loves to do, and how she can use that to leave an imprint in the world. Those are tough questions, but essential ones. Answer those - and the personal brand follows.” ThinkingWorldMindPersonsImportantUseYoungLeadershipAnswersEssentialsToughTasksBrandsDevelopingTough Questions Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Questions are often more effective than statements in moving others. Or to put it more appropriately, since the research shows that when the facts are on your side, questions are more persuasive than statements, don't you think you should be pitching more with questions?” ThinkingShouldMindFactsShowsMovingSidesLeadershipResearchStatementsPitchingYour SidePersuasive Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense.” ThinkingTryingMindHappensLeftLeadershipAbilityBrainShapesDrawsInstinctDeeperMusclesBetter Off Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I don't think it's a Western thing to really talk about intrinsic motivation and the drive for autonomy, mastery and purpose. You have to not be struggling for survival. For people who don't know where their next meal is coming, notions of finding inner motivation are comical.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindPurposeMotivationNextLeadershipStruggleFindingsSurvivalWesternNotionMealsMasteryAutonomyComicalIntrinsic Motivation Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying to do that in a modest way.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingTryingMindBookCausesLeadershipGreaterSatisfactionModestWriting A Book Author:Daniel H. Pink
“What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields.” ThinkingMindFirstsImportantWholeBigsLeadershipBrainFieldsSkillsEmpathyRangeCharacteristicsWhat's ImportantArtistryBig PictureHemisphereInventiveness Author:Daniel H. Pink
