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Who wants a Whole New Mind?

I have an autographed copy of the book by Dan Pink. I’ll give it away for FREE to a randomly chosen reader who emails or comments how they found out about this blog. Send your email or post your comment by noon, eastern time on Friday 4/28.A Whole New Mind

A Whole New Mind is about how economic changes make “right brain” qualities more important than they have ever been for success. This is in contrast to recent history when “left brain” stuff has been sufficient.

This is why a $3 toilet brush must be not only sourced and marketed cheaply (left brain accounting skills) but also well designed (right brain creativity) if it’s going to sell. It’s also why spirituality and happiness (right brain qualities) are as important in career decisions as retirement packages and salary (left brain).

And it explains that, in Pink’s words “seeing the big picture is fast becoming the killer app in business.” In other words, entreprenuers who understand the interrelatedness of the systems in their companies (right brain) do better than ones who don’t get the relationships that make the whole bigger than the sum of the parts.

More than just explanation, the book has exercises and examples. Dan is a prescient writer who frequently sees trends before they’re well known.

Takeaways:

  • The world is changing and new skills are needed to succeed.
  • Use this book as a way to expand your own skills, reach new markets and build a better team of employees

Dan will also be a keynote speaker at the 11th annual International Coach Federation conference Nov. 1-4, 2006 in St. Louis. If you have any interest in coaching, or just want to see Dan in person, meet me at the arch.

John Seiffer

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85 responses to “Who wants a Whole New Mind?”

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  2. Nice networking angle…right brain??
    That ICF transmission apparently is a smashing success. Dare I say the best if both sides. 😉
    Thanks for the opportunity. Marj
    Hi Liz and Jim.

  3. Found out about this book through the ICF-newsletter. It would be nice to win 🙂

  4. I love Dan Pink’s work, and I open to allowing a free copy to come my way. Blessings now! DP Waldman, PCC, CPCC

  7. Hi,
    Just joined the ICF and you are in the first news email I recieved. I would love to renew my mind. I know this is the most powerful action I can take. What a great book title and more than that a plan for life.

    The time is right for this book to become a best seller.

  8. received this morning ICF special announcement and your generous blog offer. Would love to read the book and see whether it can be translated into German.
    It is indeed high time that the subject is presented to large group of responsible people

    Helmut

  9. Thank you for drawing our attention to this book. It is a major theme I am concerned about to make the benefits of wholistic approaches obvious to ‘left-brain’ people…
    I found your blogg through a special ICF announcement.

  10. Saw the book and the blogg via the ICF Special Announcement. Always love to explore more about the workings of the mind…intriguing stuff.

  12. Received ICF email and was curious, so here is my response. I am always interested to read about how our thinking impacts our behaviours…and how we can change after becoming aware! Wildly curious to read Dan Pink’s latest views.

  13. Hi John,

    Saw the post in an ICF e-mail.
    What a creative way to market your blog!
    Hope to see you in St. Louis.

    Blessings, Siobhan Murphy

  14. Heard about this wonderful book through an ICF announcement. Sounds very interesting and as I am a very curious person and always love to expand my own skills this book will definitively come onto my “must read” list.
    All the best from Germany.
    Anja

  15. Heard about this through the ICF newsletter and looking forward to hearing Dan at the conference!

  16. As so many others, I found out throught the ICF website. As a new business-blog owner, I find this a valuable lesson in blog marketing. Thanks.

  18. I am responding to the ICF email challenge to contact you and receive a copy of Dan Pink’s book. I look forward to receiving a copy!
    Colin

  20. I heard it through the ICF grapevine and do love books and free things. Thank you for the fun and possibilities.

  21. What a difference an e-mail from ICF makes! 😉 That’s where I heard about your blog… I will check it out.

    Thanks.

  22. What a great book! I really need this book. I do coaching and organization effectiveness consulting for Air Force Space Command in Cape Canaveral. Pink’s book says what I keep explaining. Thank you:)

  23. I found out about this through the ICF. Sounds like a must-have book that will help develop amazing leaders. I think employees have known this intuitively for a while, and are often disspointed by company leaders who haven’t yet figured it out. Thanks for writing it out!

  24. I found out about your blog and this contest for the book through the ICF. I’ve often spoken to my clients and with larger groups about understanding Context as a key element of effective leadership. Sounds like this book expands on that concept with a mix of science and art. Hope I win the book!

  26. Found out about this through the ICF newsletter. Looking forward to hearing Dan at the conference!

  27. ICF’s newsletter was the inspirator to join this lottery!
    Any book that can excell my knowlegde in the sphere of leadership and my coaching-skills are of high priority for me. I don’t know D. Pink, and would love to be inspired by him.
    Best regards,
    Kristin Schage

  32. Hi! The book sounds wonderful. I hear about it in the diploma course on coaching I am doing at Erickson College in Vancouver and again in the ICF email about the 2006 international conference. I think it’s going to be heavily in demand 🙂 Helena

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