Ian Macrae

Myths of Work

Dispel the Misconceptions and Succeed in the World of Work

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tackle and debunk the most pervasive myths about work and the workplace to help you get the most out of your career and organization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781398608603
• ISBN-10: 1398608602
• Artikelnr.: 63429548

Autorenporträt

Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace. He developed the High Potential Traits Inventory (HPTI), a personality assessment which has been translated into dozens of languages and used by over 50,000 people around the world. He is also the author of Myths of Social Media and co-author of Motivation and Performance.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter
00: Introduction; Chapter
01: Staff should work eight
hour days, Monday to Friday; Chapter
02: Working from home reduces productivity; Chapter
03: Social media should never be used at work; Chapter
04: Listening to music while working is distracting; Chapter
05: Health and safety is the enemy; Chapter
06: Surveillance improves performance; Chapter
07: Creating a Google
style office environment will make staff more innovative; Chapter
08: Mindfulness is the answer to all problems; Chapter
09: Neuroscience is the silver bullet to workplace problems; Chapter
10: Start
ups need a different type of leader to succeed; Chapter
11: It's better to have higher self
esteem at work; Chapter
12: We only use 10 per cent of our brain at work; Chapter
13: Making workplaces sustainable is a burden; Chapter
14: The best way to motivate people is to pay them more; Chapter
15: Employees who work the longest hours are the most valuable people; Chapter
16: People should retire at 65; Chapter
17: Perfectionists make the best employees; Chapter
18: Women aren't as competitive as men at work; Chapter
19: People's personalities can be sorted into categories at work; Chapter
20: Sexuality and gender should be taken into account at work; Chapter
21: Millennials are changing the workplace; Chapter
22: Co
workers should not form romantic relationships; Chapter
23: Teaching and training are the same; Chapter
24: Annual appraisals are the best way to measure performance; Chapter
25: High achievers always make great managers; Chapter
26: A computer is going to take your job; Chapter
27: Open
plan offices are always the best option

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• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Staff should work eight-hour days, Monday to Friday;
  • Chapter - 02: Working from home reduces productivity;
  • Chapter - 03: Social media should never be used at work;
  • Chapter - 04: Listening to music while working is distracting;
  • Chapter - 05: Health and safety is the enemy;
  • Chapter - 06: Surveillance improves performance;
  • Chapter - 07: Creating a Google-style office environment will make staff more innovative;
  • Chapter - 08: Mindfulness is the answer to all problems;
  • Chapter - 09: Neuroscience is the silver bullet to workplace problems;
  • Chapter - 10: Start-ups need a different type of leader to succeed;
  • Chapter - 11: It's better to have higher self-esteem at work;
  • Chapter - 12: We only use 10 per cent of our brain at work;
  • Chapter - 13: Making workplaces sustainable is a burden;
  • Chapter - 14: The best way to motivate people is to pay them more;
  • Chapter - 15: Employees who work the longest hours are the most valuable people;
  • Chapter - 16: People should retire at 65;
  • Chapter - 17: Perfectionists make the best employees;
  • Chapter - 18: Women aren't as competitive as men at work;
  • Chapter - 19: People's personalities can be sorted into categories at work;
  • Chapter - 20: Sexuality and gender should be taken into account at work;
  • Chapter - 21: Millennials are changing the workplace;
  • Chapter - 22: Co-workers should not form romantic relationships;
  • Chapter - 23: Teaching and training are the same;
  • Chapter - 24: Annual appraisals are the best way to measure performance;
  • Chapter - 25: High achievers always make great managers;
  • Chapter - 26: A computer is going to take your job;
  • Chapter - 27: Open-plan offices are always the best option