Jason Womack

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Where does motivation come from?

Jason Womack

How long it took to read : 170 minutes / 4 reading sessions. 79 : Type I’s almost always outperform Type X’s in the long run. Alas, that’s not always true in the short term. Title : Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates U s. Author : Daniel H. Pink Web site / Videos. How I got the book : Amazon.com.

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What problem are you solving?

Jason Womack

Is yours a problem that is as significant and long-lasting? Goes to show that not every question is a "one-and-done," but some can evolve and continue to engage people over the long term. For over 100 years, this company has been working on that and related problems.

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No, you can NOT have it all

Jason Womack

One thing this does is show you - in very specific terms - if you're spread out "too thin." And, if I do attend a meeting, read a book, engage in a conversation or have time to go on a long walk, I'm going to think bigger thoughts about that project. Ideally, I have found, there will be a connection through the three kinds of work.

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No, you can NOT have it all

Jason Womack

One thing this does is show you - in very specific terms - if you're spread out "too thin." And, if I do attend a meeting, read a book, engage in a conversation or have time to go on a long walk, I'm going to think bigger thoughts about that project. Ideally, I have found, there will be a connection through the three kinds of work.

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FBR (Friday Book Review): Drive, by Daniel Pink

Jason Womack

How long it took to read : 170 minutes / 4 reading sessions. 79 : Type I’s almost always outperform Type X’s in the long run. Alas, that’s not always true in the short term. Title : Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Author : Daniel H. Pink Web site / Videos / Twitter. How I got the book : Amazon.com.

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The Great Mississippi Bike Ride - Day 4

Jason Womack

I'm still super impressed that there IS an incubator here, and hope they achieve some major success in the short AND long term. I had a LONG time to spin the thinking around. (Ok, maybe a little bit after, but I wanted to roll by the Natchez Technology Incubator one more time, just to see if anyone was in that early!)

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3 August 2011 - Canton, Ohio - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

I'm humbled and excited that over 50 took advantage of this day-long opportunity to look at how you work, not only at what you do during a day. For most people, 15 minutes is about an "eternity" in terms of office-focus time. Really, how long CAN you work, before someone asks you for "just a minute." What is productivity?

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