Daniel Pink
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Regret, When, To Sell is Human, Drive, and A Whole New Mind
Daniel Pink is the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books on a range of topics, from human motivation to the science of timing to a graphic novel career guide.
His books include the New York Times bestsellers The Power of Regret, When, and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. His deeply researched works have been translated into 46 languages and have sold more than five million copies around the world.
Over the years, he has also hosted a National Geographic television series, given one of the most popular TED talks of all time, written a regular column for the Sunday Telegraph and the Washington Post, served as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore, and been a clue on Jeopardy. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family.
Daniel Pink's Sessions
- May 20
- 4:25 pm
- - 5:00 pm
- Liberty Ballroom
- Main Stage Event
What do they stand for? How should they navigate what comes next? And how might they build cultures where people can do their best work and be their best selves?
In this provocative and practical presentation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink offers a fresh set of strategies. Pink will draw on an unprecedented two-year study of our most misunderstood emotion: regret. He will show that ignoring or rejecting regrets is a colossal mistake. Instead, confronting regrets systematically can deliver an array of organizational benefits. It can sharpen leaders’ decisions, speed learning and development, and boost individual and team performance.
In particular, he will show how the four core regrets shared by people around world contain the seeds of a reimagined and more powerful corporate culture. By understanding what people regret the most, we can learn what they value the most – and that can help organizations of every kind attract top talent, deepen employee engagement, and strengthen loyalty and commitment.
With Pink’s trademark blend of big ideas and smart takeaways, compelling stories and sharp humor, this presentation provides an urgent and inspiring map for flourishing in unpredictable times.
You will learn:
- How to anticipate – and avoid – the most significant organizational regrets,
- How to transform existing regrets into a positive force and a coherent culture,
- Why regrets of inaction outnumber regrets of action – and how to enlist that insight to spark innovation,
- Why doing the right thing is more important to employees than most C-Suite executives understand – and why, in this fraught moment, being a good organization can pave the way to becoming a great organization.
