Make Your Brain Work
Perform at a Higher Level
3rd Edition
Published on 3. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-3986-2294-4 (ISBN)
Description
Boost focus, performance and mental energy at work without burning out.
Make Your Brain Work is the science-backed guide for anyone juggling multiple responsibilities and aiming to improve focus, boost performance and maintain mental energy without burning out. Whether you're managing a busy workload or preparing for your next career move, this book helps you stay productive, sharp and in control, even under pressure.
Neuroscience expert, Amy Brann breaks down cutting-edge brain research into practical, everyday strategies. You'll learn how to beat mental fatigue, block out distractions, improve decision-making and build lasting cognitive habits that keep you performing at your best.
If you want to lead with clarity, manage stress more effectively or make smarter choices when it matters most, Make Your Brain Work gives you the tools to thrive, not just survive, in today's demanding workplaces.
Themes include: mental performance, workplace wellbeing, focus and productivity, stress management, adaptive decision-making, cognitive resilience
Make Your Brain Work is the science-backed guide for anyone juggling multiple responsibilities and aiming to improve focus, boost performance and maintain mental energy without burning out. Whether you're managing a busy workload or preparing for your next career move, this book helps you stay productive, sharp and in control, even under pressure.
Neuroscience expert, Amy Brann breaks down cutting-edge brain research into practical, everyday strategies. You'll learn how to beat mental fatigue, block out distractions, improve decision-making and build lasting cognitive habits that keep you performing at your best.
If you want to lead with clarity, manage stress more effectively or make smarter choices when it matters most, Make Your Brain Work gives you the tools to thrive, not just survive, in today's demanding workplaces.
Themes include: mental performance, workplace wellbeing, focus and productivity, stress management, adaptive decision-making, cognitive resilience
Reviews / Votes
"The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe - yet most of us never learn how to use it as well as we might. Amy Brann changes that with Make Your Brain Work, translating cutting-edge neuroscience into practical strategies that work. She teaches us that when we honour how our minds actually function, both performance and well-being improve. We have one brain and it determines our entire experience of life. This book shows you how to make the most of yours." * Marc Zao-Sanders, CEO, Filtered Technologies, author of Timeboxing * "High performance is a choice, it's an opt-in, not a dip-in. In thisbook, Amy addresses how to be accountable for our own performance,to notice and adapt our behaviours and how to set ourselves up to reach our full potential." * Nigel Redman, Director of Performance Team Development, RFU * "Unlocking your full potential is at the heart of the purpose at Recordati. As a pharmaceutical company our purpose is 'unlocking the full potential of life'. I like to believe that the passion for this is at the heart of our success as a company. Amy has helped us to unlock our own full potential by better understanding our brain, by shedding light on how our brain can get in the way. The Insights Amy provides have helped me to get more out of myself, our people, and our company. This is not a new trick but really provides tools to unleash potential and embark on a life-long growth and learning journey." * Rob Koremans, MD, CEO Recordati * "As the world gets increasingly complex, ambiguous and fast paced, Make Your Brain Work provides an essential set of practical tips, based on scientific research, on how to navigate through and understand what is really going on in our heads!" * Simon Brown, Global Learning & Development Leader and Partner, Talent Team, EY * "A game-changer for anyone trying to succeed in a high-pressure, distraction-filled world. Practical, science-backed, and deeply human." * Irina Iashvili, Director of Professional Development, ICF Singapore *More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
473 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-2294-4 (9781398622944)
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08/2025
3rd Edition
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01/2020
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Person
Amy Brann is Founder and Director of Synaptic Potential and an expert in helping organizations harness their unrealised people potential through the power of neuroscience. Over the past 18 years, Amy has advised top businesses across the globe, including Tesco, Warner Brother, EY, Twinings, Novartis and BNP Paribas and is an Associate of the Moeller Institute at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of Neuroscience for Coaches, also published by Kogan Page and is based in Warwick, UK.
Content
Chapter - 00: Introduction;
Section - 01: You;
Chapter - 01: How to increase your productivity by working smarter;
Chapter - 02: Taming Stress - regain control and boost focus;
Chapter - 03: Learning how to influence what feels out of your control;
Chapter - 04: Avoiding distractions and getting stuck;
Chapter - 05: Learning faster and learning to adapt;
Chapter - 06: Getting results easily with less effort;
Section - 02: Your Colleagues and Clients;
Chapter - 07: Working and living in balance;
Chapter - 08: Upgrading your life one step at a time;
Chapter - 09: How to motivate other people;
Chapter - 10: Improving resilience and building mental toughness ;
Chapter - 11: What to do when everyone demands innovation;
Chapter - 12: Project confidence, communicate effectively;
Section - 03: Your Company;
Chapter - 13: Being an effective leader, whatever your job title;
Chapter - 14: Psychological safety and feeling safe at work;
Chapter - 15: Manage other people effectively;
Section - 01: You;
Chapter - 01: How to increase your productivity by working smarter;
Chapter - 02: Taming Stress - regain control and boost focus;
Chapter - 03: Learning how to influence what feels out of your control;
Chapter - 04: Avoiding distractions and getting stuck;
Chapter - 05: Learning faster and learning to adapt;
Chapter - 06: Getting results easily with less effort;
Section - 02: Your Colleagues and Clients;
Chapter - 07: Working and living in balance;
Chapter - 08: Upgrading your life one step at a time;
Chapter - 09: How to motivate other people;
Chapter - 10: Improving resilience and building mental toughness ;
Chapter - 11: What to do when everyone demands innovation;
Chapter - 12: Project confidence, communicate effectively;
Section - 03: Your Company;
Chapter - 13: Being an effective leader, whatever your job title;
Chapter - 14: Psychological safety and feeling safe at work;
Chapter - 15: Manage other people effectively;