Alive at work : the neuroscience of helping your people love what they do
Cable, Daniel M. (Daniel Merle)2018
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We've all seen the oft-cited Gallup poll that reports that an alarming majority of the workforce is disengaged and unmotivated. In Alive at Work, social psychologist Dan Cable argues that the reason for all the 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. The good news is that organizations can activate our Seeking Systems, and, as Cable explains, it doesn't take extensive overhauls to their cultures to do so. With small changes, managers and supervisors can make meaningful impacts on our lives and restore our zest for work.
Main title:
Alive at work : the neuroscience of helping your people love what they do / Daniel M. Cable.
Author:
Cable, Daniel M. (Daniel Merle), author
Imprint:
Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2018]©2018.
Collation:
viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
Contents:
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 -- Self expression -- Encouraging people to bring their best selves to work -- Promoting self-expression -- Experimentation -- Encouraging serious play -- Expanding on freedom and creativity -- Humble leadership and employees' seeking systems -- Purpose -- Helping employees see the impact of their work -- Creating narratives about purpose.
ISBN:
9781633694255 (hardback)9781633694262 (ebook)
Dewey class:
658.314
Language:
English
BRN:
597727