Smarter faster better
By: Duhigg, Charles
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BookPublisher: London : William Heinemann, c2016.Description: viii, 380 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780434023455; 081299339XOther title: Smarter faster better : the secrets of being productive.Subject(s): Mental efficiency | Performance | Motivation (Psychology) | Decision making | Success | IntellectDDC classification: 158 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Tough Topics | 158 DU SM (Browse shelf) | Available | T0036461 |
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| 158 CO TR Trap tales : | 158 DA LE Learn to dance on a moving carpet : | 158 DO AR The art of the good life : | 158 DU SM Smarter faster better | 158 GI ST Stumbling on happiness / | 158 GO AR The art of mental training : | 158 GR MA Mastery / |
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.