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Alive at work : the neuroscience of helping your people love what they do / written by Daniel M. Cable

By: Contributor(s): Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press, 2019Description: viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781633697669
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 658.314 C11 2019
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Professional Books Professional Books Grade School Library General Circulation Section GC GC 658.314 C11 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GS000924

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.

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.

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