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Dan Pink over “The surprising science of motivation”

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.

Bill Gates over Steve Jobs, filantropie en ouder worden…

He and I always enjoyed talking. He would throw some things out, you know, some stimulating things. We’d talk about the other companies that have come along. We talked about our families and how lucky we’d both been in terms of the women we married. It was great relaxed conversation.

Jamie Oliver: No-one really likes to change until the pain of not changing is worse than change itself.

Having already tackled British eating habits, we recently talked to Jamie Oliver about his latest massive project reshaping how Americans view food from the ground up, starting with U.S. school menus. In this video, Oliver shares the motivation and tactics behind his revolution, along with the challenges of working on public policy.

“Inspired” by Apple

Apple is, als je het mij vraagt, leidend op het gebied van innovatie en design. En als je denkt dat alleen Samsung zich laat inspireren door Apple, heb je het mis. “Inspired” by Apple is namelijk een weblog die vol staat met producten die lijken te zijn gebaseerd op het design van MacBooks, iPads en iPhones. ;)

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.