Duhigg, Charles
Smarter faster better Smarter faster better : the secrets of being productive Charles Duhigg - London : William Heinemann, c2016. - viii, 380 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"At the core of 'Smarter Faster Better' are eight key concepts--from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making--that explain why some people and companies get so much done"--Dust jacket.
9780434023455 081299339X
2015034214
Mental efficiency
Performance
Motivation (Psychology)
Decision making
Success
Intellect
158
Smarter faster better Smarter faster better : the secrets of being productive Charles Duhigg - London : William Heinemann, c2016. - viii, 380 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"At the core of 'Smarter Faster Better' are eight key concepts--from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making--that explain why some people and companies get so much done"--Dust jacket.
9780434023455 081299339X
2015034214
Mental efficiency
Performance
Motivation (Psychology)
Decision making
Success
Intellect
158