Caroline Webb

How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life

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Produktbeschreibung

In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life. Advances in behavioral sciences are giving us an ever better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us to be at our best. But it has not always been easy to see how to apply these insights in the real world--until now. In How to Have a Good Day, Webb explains exactly how to apply this science to our daily tasks and routines. She translates three big scientific ideas into step-by-step guidance that shows us how to set better priorities, make our time go further, ace every interaction, be our smartest selves, strengthen our personal impact, be resilient to setbacks, and boost our energy and enjoyment. Through it all, Webb teaches us how to navigate the typical challenges of modern workplaces-from conflict with colleagues to dull meetings and overflowing inboxes-with skill and ease. Filled with stories of people who have used Webb's insights to boost their job satisfaction and performance at work, How to Have a Good Day is the book so many people wanted when they finished Nudge, Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow and were looking for practical ways to apply this fascinating science to their own lives and careers. A remarkable and much-needed book, How to Have a Good Day gives us the tools we need to have a lifetime of good days.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CROWN PUB INC
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 159mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9780553419634
• ISBN-10: 0553419633
• Artikelnr.: 42793632

Autorenporträt

Caroline Webb is a management consultant and executive coach who has spent fifteen years at McKinsey and at her own firm, Sevenshift, showing clients how to use behavioral science to boost their professional effectiveness. An Oxford- and Cambridge-trained economist, Webb and her work have been featured in the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, Forbes, and on the BBC. She divides her time between New York and London.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
i: INTRODUCTION Section
ii: THE SCIENCE ESSENTIALS Section
iii: THE TWO
SYSTEM BRAIN Section
iv: THE DISCOVER
DEFEND AXIS Section
v: THE MIND
BODY LOOP Unit
1: PART I: PRIORITIES Setting Intentional Direction for Your Day Chapter
1: ONE: Choosing Your Filters Chapter
2: TWO: Setting Great Goals Chapter
3: THREE: Reinforcing Your Intentions Unit
2: PART II: PRODUCTIVITY Making the Hours in the Day Go Further Chapter
4: FOUR: Singletasking Chapter
5: FIVE: Planning Deliberate Downtime Chapter
6: SIX: Overcoming Overload Chapter
7: SEVEN: Beating Procrastination Unit
3: PART III: RELATIONSHIPS Making the Most of Every Interaction Chapter
8: EIGHT: Building Real Rapport Chapter
9: NINE: Resolving Tensions Chapter
10: TEN: Bringing the Best Out of Others Unit
4: PART IV: THINKING Being Your Smartest, Wisest, Most Creative Self Chapter
11: ELEVEN: Reaching Insight Chapter
12: TWELVE: Making Wise Decisions Chapter
13: THIRTEEN: Boosting Your Brainpower Unit
5: PART V: INFLUENCE Maximizing the Impact of All You Say and Do Chapter
14: FOURTEEN: Getting Through Their Filters Chapter
15: FIFTEEN: Making Things Happen Chapter
16: SIXTEEN: Conveying Confidence Unit
6: PART VI: RESILIENCE Sailing Through Setbacks and Annoyances Chapter
17: SEVENTEEN: Keeping a Cool Head Chapter
18: EIGHTEEN: Moving On Chapter
19: NINETEEN: Staying Strong Unit
7: PART VII: ENERGY Boosting Your Enthusiasm and Enjoyment Chapter
20: TWENTY: Topping Up the Tank Chapter
21: TWENTY
ONE: Playing to Your Strengths Section
vi: POSTSCRIPT: MAKING IT STICK Section
vii: APPENDIX A: How to Be Good at Meetings Section
viii: APPENDIX B: How to Be Good at Email Section
ix: APPENDIX C: How to Reinvigorate Your Routine Section
x: SUGGESTED FURTHER READING Section
xi: GLOSSARY Acknowledgements
xii: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Section
xiii: NOTES Index
xiv: INDEX