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The best place to work : the art and science of creating an extraordinary workplace / Ron Friedman, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : A Perigee Book, published by the Penguin Group, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 333 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0399165592
  • 9780399165597
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: A tale of two menus -- Designing an extraordinary workplace experience. Success is overrated: why great workplaces reward failure -- The power of place: how office design shapes our thinking -- Why you should be paid to play -- What happy workplaces can learn from a casino -- How to turn a group of strangers into a community -- Motivating excellence. The leadership paradox: why forceful leaders develop less productive teams -- Better than money: what games can teach us about motivation -- How thinking like a hostage negotiator can make you more persuasive, influential, and motivating -- Why the best managers focus on themselves -- Attracting and retaining top performers. Seeing what others don't: how to eliminate interview blind spots that prevent you from reading people's true potential -- What sports, politics, and religion teach us about fostering pride -- Conclusion: Three keys to creating an extraordinary workplace.
Summary: Award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting-edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 658.3 F911 Available 33111007951474
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Award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of psychology, economics, neurobiology, marketing, and evolutionary anthropology to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Integrating powerful stories and cutting edge science, Friedman explains how companies-and every one of the people working in them, from the front lines to the corner office-can leverage proven psychological techniques that naturally lead to smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger productivity.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-323) and index.

Introduction: A tale of two menus -- Designing an extraordinary workplace experience. Success is overrated: why great workplaces reward failure -- The power of place: how office design shapes our thinking -- Why you should be paid to play -- What happy workplaces can learn from a casino -- How to turn a group of strangers into a community -- Motivating excellence. The leadership paradox: why forceful leaders develop less productive teams -- Better than money: what games can teach us about motivation -- How thinking like a hostage negotiator can make you more persuasive, influential, and motivating -- Why the best managers focus on themselves -- Attracting and retaining top performers. Seeing what others don't: how to eliminate interview blind spots that prevent you from reading people's true potential -- What sports, politics, and religion teach us about fostering pride -- Conclusion: Three keys to creating an extraordinary workplace.

Award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting-edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.

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