{"id":13,"date":"2022-02-28T23:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T23:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essencemining.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-10-31T21:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:11:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/essencemining.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT DANNY GUTKNECHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignfull\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1398\" src=\"https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205.webp 2560w, https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205-768x419.webp 768w, https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205-1536x839.webp 1536w, https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205-2048x1118.webp 2048w, https:\/\/essencemining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DG-11-2023-wide-P1130205-1080x590.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<style>\nfigure.wp-block-image:first-of-type {\n  border-top: solid 3px #ff6600;\n  border-bottom: solid 3px #ff6600;\n}\nfigure.wp-block-image:first-of-type img {\n  height: 56vh;\n  object-fit: cover;\n  object-position: 50% 25%;\n}\n@media (max-width: 500px) {\n  figure.wp-block-image:first-of-type img {\n  height: 50vh;\n  object-position: 55% 50%;\n  }\n}\na {\n  color: var(--eksell-primary-color);\n}\na:hover {\n  color: #2F6FEF;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Gutknecht has spent his career in pursuit of understanding the role of meaning in our lives and, especially, in our work. He&#8217;s devoured volumes of research by experts from Carl Jung to Abraham Maslow to E.O. Wilson. He has collected thousands of hours of recorded interview data from hundreds of teams discussing how they saw the connection between their work and what mattered to them personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny is the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/pathways.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pathways<\/a> and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meaning-Work-Its-Hidden-Language\/dp\/0996814337\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NPSG6GA1TQRN&amp;keywords=meaning+at+work+and+its+hidden+language&amp;qid=1652209423&amp;sprefix=meaning+at+work+and+its+hidden+language%2Caps%2C101&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meaning at Work: And Its Hidden Language<\/a> in which he explains that meaning is a fundamental human drive that has profound and practical applications in business and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His research spans three decades and consists of the most extensive dataset on the relationship we have to work. He has collaborated with academics and research teams from the University of Texas, Arizona State University, and the University of Washington. Forbes, Huffington Post, Fast Company, and many others have quoted and interviewed him. He has been a featured speaker at major events organized by Capital One, Interim Healthcare, SHRM, Crossroads, Global Co-Working Association, Global Innovations Summit, and SXSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has worked as an executive coach and a cultural turnaround advisor, and he\u2019s designed programs that have helped people find and wield Meaning at work. He\u2019s worked with companies like Expedia, BE Aerospace, Interim, Capital One, The Mayo Clinic, Riverbed Technologies, OSI Soft, the University of Michigan, Premise Health, Crossroads, NFP (National Financial Partners), and Fairview. In addition, Danny teaches practical approaches and tools for Meaning in seminars at The University of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is co-founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/pathways.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pathways<\/a>, a firm that helps people and organizations use the right tools and approaches to deal with Meaning at work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He resides in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny Gutknecht has spent his career in pursuit of understanding the role of meaning in our lives and, especially, in our work. He&#8217;s devoured volumes of research by experts from Carl Jung to Abraham Maslow to E.O. Wilson. 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