All Daniel H. Pink Quotes
- 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… Autonomy
- A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will… Crowd
- A lot of white-collar work requires less of the routine, rule-based, what we might call algorithmic set of capabilities, and more of the harder-to-outsource, harder-to-automate,… Abilities
- 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… Book
- If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate… Business
- In economic terms, we've always thought of work as a disutility - as something you do to get something else. Now it's increasingly a utility… Always Thought
- In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind of faculties. Those… Abilities
- Large companies are not going to disappear. Multinational companies with tens of thousands of employees are not going to disappear. In fact, many of them… Benefit
- Now it's easy for someone to set up a storefront and reach the entire world in very modest ways. So these technologies that we thought… Balance
- The ability to take another perspective has become one of the keys to both sales and non-sales selling. And the social science research on perspective-taking… Ability
- The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're… Autonomy
- 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… Among
- We have this myth that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get… Actual
- The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning… Belongs
- There's an idea out there that salespeople have actually been obliterated by the Internet, which is just not supported by the facts. Been
- 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… Care
- It seems the best approach for any venture is a combo platter - Japan's quality-consciousness paired with America's willingness to experiment and (sometimes) fail. America
- Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve my empathic skills.… Ability
- Intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity; controlling extrinsic motivation is detrimental to creativity. Conducive
- Today it’s economically crucial and personally rewarding to create something that is also beautiful, whimsical, or emotionally engaging. Beautiful
- Rewards can deliver a short-term boost—just as a jolt of caffeine can keep you cranking for a few more hours. But the effect wears off—and,… Boost
- I tend to pull nuggets out of many books - rather than having a handful of books that serve as guiding lights. Book
- The right brain is finally being taken seriously. Brain
- Carry a notebook and write down examples of good and poor design. After a week, you'll begin to realize that nearly everything is the product… Begin
- The teacher showed us how to see proportions, relationships, light and shadow, negative space, and space between space - something I never noticed before! In… Changed