Thalma Lobel

Whatever Works (eBook, ePUB)

The Small Cues That Make a Surprising Difference in Our Success at Work--and How to Create a Happier Office

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

2020 Foreword Indie Award Winner in the "Career" Category

An internationally renowned psychologist shows us how overlooked factors in our work days-our physical environments, our unconscious habits, and even traits like our faces and voices-have the power to make or break our careers. In Whatever Works: The Small Cues That Make a Surprising Difference in our Success at Work-and How to Create a Happier Office, Thalma Lobel, one of the world's leading experts on human behavior, explores groundbreaking psychological research on job performance, satisfaction, and creativity. Lobel goes beyond obvious considerations like salary, title, and company culture to shed light on the hidden factors-often unrecognized, counterintuitive, or invisible-that have profound effects on how well we can do our jobs and how happy we are at work. Did you know that just doodling in a certain way can increase your creativity? That looking at something green for forty seconds will improve your attention? That crossing your legs similarly to an interviewer could get you the job? That the mere presence of a smartphone on your desk can lessen your performance, even if it's turned off? That being in a warmer room makes you more likely to want to conform with the group, affecting your decision-making? These are the invisible factors that nudge our behavior on a daily basis, and combined, have a real and significant bearing on our success-or failure-at work. In today's competitive market, where even tiny differences can be decisive, for both employees and organizations, exploiting such factors can make all the difference. The more you know about the subtle elements that can help or hinder you on the job, the better equipped you can be to take control and navigate today's competitive work world. Helpful for anyone from individual employees to managers to leaders of large organizations, Whatever Works shares valuable insights and practical takeaways to transform your professional life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BenBella Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781950665266
• Artikelnr.: 58028759

Autorenporträt

Thalma E. Lobel is an internationally recognized psychologist who has served as the chair at the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel Aviv University, the director of the Adler Center for Child Development and Psychopathology, the Dean of Students and a member of the executive board of the university. She has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, and a visiting scholar at Tufts University, the University of California at San Diego, and New York University. Lobel has published dozens of articles in some of the most prestigious academic, peer-reviewed journals and has received many prestigious research grants. Her latest book, Sensation, was published in 15 countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
I Whatever Works at the Office
The Cues in Your Environment
1 The Office Layout
How Your Office Design Influences Your Productivity and Satisfaction
2 Let There Be Light
The Influence of Light on Our Performance and Well-Being
3 I Am Too Cold, I Am Too Hot
The Impact of Temperature
4 Take a Walk in Nature
The Influence of Green and Blue Spaces
II Whatever Works for Your Team
Surprising Factors That Change How We Work Together
5 Wordless Interactions
How Our Subtle Gestures Speak Volumes to Our Colleagues
6 We Need to Talk
Expressing Emotions, Negotiating, and Giving Gifts
7 Sticky Fingers
Ethical and Unethical Behavior in the Office
8 Diversity in the Workplace
Different Is the New Efficient
9 Will This Tie Get Me Hired or Fired?
How the Clothes We Wear Affect Us and Our Team
10 Judging a Book by Its Cover
How Our Physical Attributes Shape Perceptions and Interactions
III Whatever Works for You
The Power of Our Personal Habits
11 Switching On and Off
How Your Technology Use Affects You
12 The Sound of Music
What Happens When We Listen at Work?
13 Tidy Desk, Tidy Mind?
Order and Disorder
14 Creativity
An Essential Skill for the Twenty-First Century
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index