A practical handbook for making management great again Managing for Happiness offers a complete set of practices for more effective management that makes work fun. Work and fun are not polar opposites; they're two sides of the same coin, and making the workplace a pleasant place…
Part of "The Manager As ..." series, this book covers such issues as the development of a free-agent workforce; the emergence of employees as the only true sustainable advantage; and the opportunities and challenges that managers face in their role as motivators. It addresses co…
Are public servants self-interested, or motivated by a sense of duty and commitment far above what we would expect given their often modest compensation and frequent public criticism? This book looks at research on this and related questions in assessing the current state of our…
Based on in-depth interviews with an array of talented people, and his own experience in politics and sport, Alistair Campbell here examines how winners tick. He considers how they build great teams, analyses how they deal with unexpected setbacks and new challenges, and judges …
"Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT's conceptual underpinnings (in…
Shows that we have no hidden depths to plumb, and unconscious thought is a myth. Instead, we generate our ideas, motives and thoughts in the moment. This revelation explains many of the quirks of human behaviour - for example why our supposedly firm political beliefs, personal p…