Top 10 Most Powerful TED Talks on Engaging Your Workplace

“Learning is remembering what you are interested in.” -Richard Saul Wurman, Creator of the TED Conference

Having had the chance to spend the day with Richard Saul Wurman, the quote above is one that I won’t easily forget. During our meeting - joined by my good friend, Yanik Silver - we were hanging onto Richard’s every word and trying to capture as much as possible. Noticing our efforts, he kindly but firmly urged us to stop writing, saying, “You’ll remember the pieces that interest you.”

This notion led to the inception of the TED Conference (and events), which has become an influential source of ideas and inspiration for the world. TED Talks captivate audiences nation-wide because they hone in on human interest.

At SHIFT, we’re interested in – more accurately, fascinated with – the workplace.

Hoping you share our interest, here are the 10 best TED Talks relevant to growth, performance, and productivity in the workplace:

1. Start with Why Simon Sinek
   
   
   
2. 10 Top Time Saving Tech Tips David Pogue
   
   
   
3. How to Save the World (or At Least Yourself) From Bad Meetings David Grady
   
   
   
4. Got a Meeting? Take a Walk Nilofer Merchant
   
   
   
5. Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work Jason Fried
   
   
   
6. Forget Multitasking, Try Monotasking Paolo Cardini
   
   
   
7. Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are Amy Cuddy
   
   
   
8. Let’s Raise Kids to be Entrepreneurs Cameron Herold
   
   
   
9. The Happiness Advantage Shawn Achor
   
   
   
10. The Surprising Science of Happiness Dan Gilbert
    

Joe Mechlinski is CEO and Co-Founder of entreQuest, where he's helped hundreds of companies prosper through some of the worst economic times in history. Joe's debut book, Grow Regardless, an instant New York Times bestseller, defines strategic growth, change management, and organizational development.