Dan Pink, author of such awesome books as A Whole New Mind and The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, released his latest book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us in which he lays out research about how the modern knowledge worker is motivated. Countering traditional models that emphasize compensation and bonus structures, Pink argues [...]
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August 25th, 2010
What motivates you? Dan Pink knows and this video will blow your mind!
mrmerlot 
Posted in Culture, Video, Visualization 
Tags: dan pink, leadership, motivation, pink 
1 Comment » June 21st, 2010
Lost & found: silver screen gems rediscovered
Two recent NPR stories caught my attention for how they speak to a pervasive problem plaguing organizations like mine: loss of organizational history.
One story is about “Bruce,” the name given to the three giant fake sharks used in the movie Jaws. After the filming concluded, all three models were lost and most likely destroyed. [...]
May 25th, 2010
Being the “hands on the keyboard” for your mentor
In an enlightening conversation I had yesterday, a senior leader where I work said that as we continue to face the likelihood of losing a large percentage of our workforce to retirement in the next few years, the organization has essentially three options to prevent hemorrhaging knowledge:
Capture their knowledge (in a usable format) before they [...]
mrmerlot Posted in Culture, Enterprise 2.0 Tags: knowledge management, leadership, mentoring 1 Comment » 
