Tag Archives: Dan Pink

Waiting for someone to tell you what to do

Dan Pink’s latest newsletter turned me on to “Five heart-stirring, butt-kicking nuggets from Seth Godin. ” Three of them really struck me as being exactly what I believe about personal responsibility and power: 1. ”Imagine that the world had no middlemen, … Continue reading

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Competence, Autonomy, Connectedness

In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Dan Pink tells about behavioral scientists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan and their Self Determination Theory. Briefly, they argue that humans have three innate psychological needs– competence, autonomy, and connectedness. When … Continue reading

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