Mark Bowden

Tame the Primitive Brain

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A new and simple system to understanding and controlling the behavior of others

Noted body language, behavior and communication expert Mark Bowden offers a totally practical, easy-to-read guide to understanding the impulsive actions of others, along with the best tools to manage them. A number one anxiety in business is dealing with problem people. In Tame the Primitive Brain, Mark Bowden's fresh approach is the fastest and most effective way to understand why someone acts towards you the way they do; why you react to their behavior in the way you do; and most importantly, what exactly to do about it to achieve the right outcomes.
Brings new and fresh perspectives to business readers for dealing with tricky behaviors
Explains how to effectively manage those around you at any level in an organization
Shares the latest evolutionary behavioral theory, neuroscientific evidence, and the tried and tested tools and tricks based on these premises

This simple model of how we humans can and do relate to each other brings increased depth of understanding and expands your toolset to better manage yourself and others to achieve anything.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9781118436981
• ISBN-10: 1118436989
• Artikelnr.: 36548122

Autorenporträt

As a former covert operative in some of the UK's most elite law enforcement agencies, Mark Bowden knows what it's like to have to perform at peak levels in highly pressurised and stressful environments. Mark has helped hundreds of people, including celebrities, CEOs of major businesses, and professional footballers to dramatically improve their performance. Learn more at www.topform.global

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction 1 WEEK ONE YOU 9 Day One Shared
Instincts 11 Day Two Snap Judgments 22 Day Three Default to the Negative 32
Day Four Best-Fit Thinking 40 Day Five Friend, Enemy, Sexual Partner, or
Indifferent 49 Day Six Moods and Emotions 59 Day Seven The Spice of Life 73
WEEK TWO RELATIONSHIPS 85 Day Eight Relationships Are Dyadic 87 Day Nine
Opposites Attract 95 Day Ten BFFs 105 Day Eleven Enemies 114 Day Twelve
Indifference 125 Day Thirteen Moods Are Contagious 132 Day Fourteen The
Four Stages of Relationship 141 WEEK THREE TRIBE 151 Day Fifteen We Are
Tribal 153 Day Sixteen Tribal Nurture 161 Day Seventeen Hierarchy 168 Day
Eighteen Tension 176 Day Nineteen Values 187 Day Twenty Diversity 196 Day
Twenty-One Changing Tribes Is Expensive 206 WEEK FOUR NEW YOU 215 Day
Twenty-Two Suspend Judgment 217 Day Twenty-Three Be Curious 225 Day
Twenty-Four Open Your Heart 235 Day Twenty-Five Give 243 Day Twenty-Six
Manage Your Disappointment 250 Day Twenty-Seven Values Trump Rules 257 Day
Twenty-Eight Expand Your Tribe 267 Conclusion 275 Further Reading and
Resources 278 About the Author 282 Index 283