The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00INIYFTS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 489 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. 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. Among the many surprising insights, Friedman explains how learning to think like a hostage negotiator can help you diffuse 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 world’s most dangerous criminal, and the teenager who single-handedly transformed professional tennis—vivid 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 organization—regardless of its size, budgets, or ambitions—into an extraordinary wo
I'm sure the results of taking the advice will be too.”–Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice and Why We Work “This fascinating book shows how to create workspaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and high productivity. Bringing the science of human innovativeness and productivity into focus, and combining these science-based truths with a life well lived are what can be gleaned from its chapters.”–Stuart Brown, M.D., author of Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul “Ron Friedman bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and the reality of the modern workplace in a way that is clear, sensible, and effective. Everyone should be reading this book.”–Heidi Gran
"This is my favorite book of the year" according to David T.. This is my favorite book of the year! It's packed with science-based guidance on how to be a better employee, a better manager, and a better business owner. I'm the founder and CEO of a relatively new company, and this book is now my go-to guide for how to build my business in the most effective way possible. I'm a behavioral scientist myself, with a Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, so I certainly appreciate the value of applied res. A Must for Your Must Read List William McPeck Healthy organizations are also best places to work. In fact, creating a best place to work is one of the three main reasons for starting a worksite wellness/wellbeing program. As the vernacular in worksite wellness shifts to wellbeing (even though there is no real difference between the two!), increasing recognition is being paid to how the other dimensions of wellness/wellbeing contribute to organizational health, besides just the physic. Very Cohesive and Fun to Read Will Palafox Note: The author is a Social Psychologist but this book falls under I/O psychology category more accurately.As a potential I/O student, and an English teacher, I think this book succeeded in introducing crucial aspects of the modern workplace and how they all related to productivity. The author cites historical figures from the past and big tech companies of the present. The novel moves fast enough to stay interesting yet dives deep enoug