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  • This quality is an integral part of leadership

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    “Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate and to connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.”

  • Why Extrinsic rewards lead to ethical fading

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink , the author of Drive..

    “The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it means taking the low road. Indeed, most of the scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.”

  • Fixed vs Growth Mindsets

    Adopted from the following great insight from Daniel Pink’s quote..

    “People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.”

  • This is the thought process behind Motivation 3.0

    Motivation 3.0 is new age motivational techniques centered around intrinsic motivation.This is a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive.

    The following quote from the book highlights why Motivation 3.0 is the way forward to drive better results in this the knowledge worker age.

    “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 more and live richer lives.”

  • This is “Ethical fading” in action

    Ethical fading a term coined by Simon Sinek in his book Infinite Game refers to the situation wherein people compromise ethics for short term gains..

    Also supported by the following quote of Daniel Pink , shows how ethical fading can be accentuated by short term finite minded thinking..

    “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 take the low road there. They’ll become myopic. They’ll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves.”

  • This is why AUTONOMY brings out the best in us

    Adopted from the following great quote of Daniel Pink..

    “Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don’t do their best work under conditions of control.”

  • This is what modern day entrepreneurship is all about

    Adopted from the following great saying of Daniel Pink..

    “Entrepreneurs are moving from a world of problem-solving to a world of problem-finding. The very best ones are able to uncover problems people didn’t realize that they had.”

  • These are the building blocks of Motivation 3.0

    Motivation 3.0 is a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive to highlight the new human operating system prevalent in modern day businesses based on creativity , innovation..This hinges around intrinsic motivation and the following three notable components..

    Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives.

    Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters.

    Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.

    These are the building blocks of an entirely new operating system for our businesses.

  • Extroversion and effective Selling , this explodes the myth

    Adopted from the following great saying of Daniel Pink explodes the myth around extroverts being good sales people..

    “We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance – that is, how many times the cash register actually rings – the correlation’s almost zero.”

  • This is why “Right Brain” thinking is so much in demand

    Human brain has two hemispheres : Left and Right

    More than “Left Brain” thinking , “Right Brain” thinking is more in demand in the modern day as highlighted by Daniel Pink in the following quote..

    “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.”