In economic terms, we've always thought of work as a disutility - as something you do to get something else. Now it's… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
The science shows that the best way to use money is to take the issue of money off the people. Pay people… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
All of us can expect to live longer than any organization that we would work for. That continues apace. Human longevity is… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
I really think that in the media world that we live in now, especially for writers, it has to be a conversation.… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If you think about work, it's just this endlessly fascinating subject. We spend at least half of our waking hours working. So… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Management did not emanate from nature. Management is not a tree: it's a television set. Somebody invented it. It doesn't mean it's… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
In large organizations there are discrete functions. I do this; you do that. I swim in my lane; you swim in your… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Artists should agitate and democratize their own work, but they should also work to democratize the arts themselves. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If people are worried, if they're fearful, if they feel a sense of grievance or that they're not being treated properly or… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“tweeters felt active, engaged, and hopeful—generally rose in the morning, plummeted in the afternoon” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The longer it takes for a boss to respond to their e-mails, the less satisfied people are with their leader.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
For creative tasks, the best approach is often just to hire great people and get out of their way. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The less evidence of extrinsic motivation during art school, the more success in professional art both several years after graduation and nearly twenty years… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman,… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“continuing to think about job demands during breaks may result in strain.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The quality of the problem that is found is a forerunner of the quality of the solution that is attained . . .” Getzels concluded.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“innovation and creativity are greatest when we are not at our best” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
