Antonio E. Weiss

101 Business Ideas That Will Change the Way You Work (eBook, ePUB)

Turning Clever Thinking Into Smart Advice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

101 Business Ideas That Will Change The Way You Work takes fascinating findings from world-class business research and shows you how to become cannier and more effective at work.

Among other vital findings, discover:

· When you should trust your gut instincts

· Why being too agreeable could hold back your career progression

· How to tell when your CEO is lying

This illuminating book not only tells you what you need to know to stay one step ahead, but why you need it and how to do it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson HigherEducation
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780273794561
• Artikelnr.: 39680562

Autorenporträt

Antonio E. Weiss is a writer and management consultant. His previous book, Key Business Solutions, also published by Financial Times Press, was shortlisted for the Chartered Management Institute Book of the Year Award 2013, featured as a WHSmith Business Bestseller, and has been translated into several languages across the globe. He also writes regularly for publications such as theGuardian and Prospect, presents at conferences on economic, business and political issues, and has been featured on international media including ABC Radio Australia and BBC Radio 4. As a consultant, he has advised leading public and private sector bodies on major strategy, capability building and performance improvement issues. Antonio is also a board member of one of the largest Further Education colleges in London. He holds a Bachelor's degree (First Class) and Master's degree (Distinction) in History from the University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION & IDEA #1: How to turn theory into results
 
IDEAS ABOUT PEOPLE
IDEA #2: If you fear losing, you’re more likely to lose out
IDEA #3: The hedgehog and the fox – why experts get it wrong
IDEA #4: How fortune favours the beautiful
IDEA #5: When you can skip that meeting
IDEA #6: How to improve your memory
IDEA #7: Nice gals finish last, nice guys aren’t far behind
IDEA #8: People are terrible at fractions
IDEA #9: Why diverse support networks are crucial for success
IDEA #10: When your gut instinct may be right
IDEA #11: How good do you think you are?
IDEA #12: The changing face of great working relationships
IDEA #13: When not to take an overseas assignment
IDEA #14: The virtues of exchanging favours
IDEA #15: Going on leave?  Mind the career gap
IDEA #16: You are so clever!  Flattery and the boardroom...
IDEA #17: Avoid choice overload: ‘keep it simple, stupid’
IDEA #18: Why we’re anchored to what we know..
IDEA #19: The negative impact of the superstar
IDEA #20: The value of caring
IDEA #21: Take every email with a pinch of salt
IDEA #22: Anger management: she needs it, he doesn’t
IDEA #23: Why emotional inconsistency is the worst trait in a manager
IDEA #24: How to catch a feeling
IDEA #25: The antisocial network
IDEA #26: Why being boring can make you a brilliant CEO..
IDEA #27: How to tell if a leader is lying
IDEA #28: Your willpower levels are precious and finite
IDEA #29: The optimistic salesperson
IDEA #30: Stress leads to poor decision-making
IDEA #31: To opt in, or to opt out?
IDEA #32: Rational man is dead.  Salute the animal spirit
IDEA #33: I can see your halo
IDEA #34: To get to the C-suite, be a generalist
IDEA #35: The two yous.
IDEA #36: Work stress?  Go for a run.
IDEA #37: The power of peer pressure
IDEA #38: The benefits of believing in immanent justice
IDEA #39: It’s lonely at the top
IDEA #40: It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it
 
IDEAS ABOUT PERFORMANCE..
IDEA #41: Find out when you’re in the zone
IDEA #42: To really improve, just do it
IDEA #43: To decide alone is to make a bad decision
IDEA #44: If you can’t measure it, it’s likely to be rubbish
IDEA #45: That’s my (one) goal 97
IDEA #46: Don’t pretend you can always control your emotions
IDEA #47: Boost creativity by making the workplace an emotional roller
coaster
IDEA #48: Escaping the cycle of responsiveness
IDEA #49: Want to do the right thing?  Wait a moment…...
IDEA #50: Online procrastination – the key to higher productivity
IDEA #51: When customers will put up with rude service
IDEA #52: It’s easier to be forgiven than to ask for permission
IDEA #53: Want to win?  Start by losing (a little)
IDEA #54: Working on an acquisition?  Seller, beware!
IDEA #55: How social networks share knowledg
IDEA #56: I’m in charge – check my paycheque
IDEA #57: Great performance, but I regress
IDEA #58: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
IDEA #59: The hidden evil of stereotype threats
IDEA #60: How to turn that black swan white
IDEA #61: Kick the habit
IDEA #62: The biology of risk-taking
IDEA #63: Do you have a Pareto or a long tail?
IDEA #64: Six seconds to land your dream job
IDEA #65: Tell stories, not facts
IDEA #66: How to avoid buying a lemon
IDEA #67: Flawed headhunting
IDEA #68: Do I have a choice?
IDEA #69: What not to write
IDEA #70: F**k that hurts!  How swearing eases the pain
IDEA #71: When you should tu