Title:
Smarter faster better : the secrets of productivity in life and business / Charles Duhigg.
ISBN:
9780812993394
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, [2016]
Physical Description:
x, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Motivation: re-imagining boot camp, nursing home rebellions, and the locus of control -- Teams: psychological safety at Google and Saturday Night Live -- Focus: cognitive tunneling, Air France flight 447, and the power of mental models -- Goal setting: smart goals, stretch goals, and the Yom Kippur War -- Managing others: solving a kidnapping with lean and agile thinking and a culture of trust -- Decision making: forecasting the future (and winning at poker) with Bayesian psychology -- Innovation: how idea brokers and creative desperation saved Disney's Frozen -- Absorbing data: turning information into knowledge in Cincinnati's public schools. -- Appendix: a reader's guide to using these ideas.
Summary:
Smarter Faster Better is a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity, one that can help anyone learn to succeed with less stress and struggle, and to get more done without sacrificing what we care about most--to become smarter, faster, and better at everything we do. Redefining productivity as a discipline involving how one thinks, identifies goals, constructs teams, and makes decisions, Smarter Faster Better explains how to transform thinking behaviors to increase self-motivation and shares illustrative examples.
OCLC Number:
ocn922220291
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