Daniel H. Pink Quotes

Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership.

I'm the kind of guy who really likes a challenge. It's more rewarding.

As much as we think of performance management as numeric and thus perfectly quantifiable, it is as much a product of context and social science as the products we design and develop.

I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And then let people do their best.

We know that recognition and intrinsic motivation are important to our success, but the key is finding ways to effectively operationalize them.

Anytime I come to any organization, I have my sights on the belt.

Our philosophy at Zoom is to create a company that promotes self-motivation. I have told our managers not to spend too much time motivating employees. You have to create an environment where employees can motivate themselves. That is really important because self-motivation is more sustainable.

You basically get what you reward. If you want to achieve the goals and reflect the values in your mission statement, then you need to align the reward system with these goals and values.

A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn't depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.

Progress and innovation happen when you set unrealistic goals.

Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.

If kids clearly see the promise, they will gladly pay the price.

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.

If your goal has no inherent reward, you do not have a goal.

Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success.

Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.

You must raise your aspirations, set higher goals, and make detailed plans to achieve them.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.

Wanting is the beginning of getting.

What a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession!

You have to stick to your goals of progress.

You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

The moment you put a deadline on your dream,it becomes a goal.