TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cable, Daniel M. 
AU  - 
TI  - Alive at work : : the neuroscience of helping your people love what they do 
SN  - 9781633697669
U1  - 658.314 C11 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard Business Review Press, 
KW  - Employee motivation
KW  - Interest (Psychology)
N1  - includes index; Part I. The seeking system: Introduction: our organizations are letting us down
The way things ought to be
The way things are
and how to make them better
Part II. Self expression: Encouraging people to bring their best selves to work
Promoting self-expression
Part III. Experimentation: Encouraging serious play
Expanding on freedom and creativity
Humble leadership and employees' seeking systems
Part IV. Purpose: Helping employees see the impact of their work
Creating narratives about purpose; GS
N2  - Social psychologist Dan Cable argues that the reason for workforce unhappiness is biological: organizations, in an effort to routinize work and establish clear-cut performance metrics, are suppressing what neuroscientists call our Seeking Systems, the part of our brain that craves exploration and learning. Filled with real-life examples from the author's own research and consulting, Alive at Work equips managers--and anyone looking to find more joy in their nine-to-five existence--with the guidance to maximize the curiosity and passion that lives within themselves and others
ER  -