The Best Place To Work: The Ar
Language: English
Published by TarcherPerigee, 2014
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- Title
- The Best Place To Work: The Ar
- Author
- Friedman PhD, Ron
- Publisher
- TarcherPerigee
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0399165592
- ISBN 13
- 9780399165597
Why do successful companies reward failure? What can casinos teach us about building a happy workplace?How do you design an office that enhances both attention to detail and creativity?
In The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. 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.
Among the many surprising insights, Friedman explains how learning to think like a hostage negotiator can help you defuse a workplace argument, why placing a fish bowl near your desk can elevate your thinking, and how incorporating strategic distractions into your schedule can help you reach smarter decisions. Along the way, the book introduces the inventor who created the cubicle, the president who brought down the worlds most dangerous criminal, and the teenager who single-handedly transformed professional tennisvivid stories that offer unexpected revelations on achieving workplace excellence.
Brimming with counterintuitive insights and actionable recommendations, The Best Place to Workoffers employees and executives alike game-changing advice for working smarter and turning any organizationregardless of its size, budgets, or ambitionsinto an extraordinary workplace.
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About the Author
A human motivation expert, Ron has authored multiple book chapters and academic journal articles on the science of achievement, creativity, and happiness. Prior to launching Ignite80, Ron served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Popular accounts of Rons research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, includingThe New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Vancouver Post, theGlobe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Mens Health,Shape, and Allure.
He contributes to the blogs of Fast Company, Forbes, and Psychology Today.
Ron Friedman, Ph.D. is an award-winning psychologist and founder of Ignite80, a management consultancy that teaches leaders and their teams evidence-based practices for building extraordinary workplaces.
A human motivation expert, Ron has authored multiple book chapters and academic journal articles on the science of achievement, creativity, and happiness. Prior to launching Ignite80, Ron served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Popular accounts of Rons research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, includingThe New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Vancouver Post, theGlobe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Mens Health,Shape, and Allure.
He contributes to the blogs of Fast Company, Forbes, and Psychology Today.
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