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Inspirational Videos
The Happy Secret to Better Work
Shawn Achor – Psychologist
Happiness – We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBloomington, an independent event. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page.
8 Secrets of Success
Richard St. John – Analyst
Success – Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
The Puzzle of Motivation
Dan Pink – Career Analyst
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.
This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
How Language Generates Your World and Mine
Chalmers Brothers – Author and Veteran Executive Coach
Language – We speak ourselves into the world, whether we’re aware of this or not and whether we’re creating the sorts of results we want or not. In this inspired and funny talk, author and veteran executive coach Chalmers Brothers shares a new and powerful way of understanding language, conversations, relationships, leadership… and ourselves.
How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Simon Sinek – Author, Motivational Speaker and Marketing Consultant
Leadership – 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.
