Episode 31 - Daniel Pink on Motivation, Timing, Napping and Outperforming
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English - April 06, 2018 17:50 - 53 minutes - 73 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsCareers Business affiliatemarketing partnerships performancemarketing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Daniel H. Pink joins us on this episode of Outperform. Dan is the author of six thought-provoking books, including his most recent New York Times bestselling book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Drive, To Sell is Human, and A Whole New Mind.
This episode is full of fascinating insights from Dan's research, including:
Dan’s drive behind writing Drive What most business leaders don’t understand about motivation Why business leaders often misuse if/then rewards Why extrinsic motivators are like coal and intrinsic motivators are like solar power What chronobiology is and why it’s important to understand your chronotype Differences between Larks, Owls and Third Birds The three stages we move through during the day The best time of day to do analytic work, administrative work and creative work Why companies need to take chronology into account when scheduling meetings and tasks When the research shows kids should be given math or standardized tests What Dan learned about the dabbawalas from the research on team synchronization and why companies like UPS, FedEx and Harvard study them How a sense of belonging contributes to whether teams flourish or flounder Why procrastination can actually be productive Timing mistakes Dan has made that he’s learned the most from The nappuccino. What it is and how it can result in the perfect napThis Outperform podcast episode is brought to you by The Next Big Idea Club.
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