
Make Your Brain Work
How to Maximize Your Efficiency, Productivity and Effectiveness
Amy Brann(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 3. January 2020
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-78966-050-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Do you know how your brain functions? Do you sometimes feel like you're fighting your own brain and habits in order to be productive at work? What if there was a way to work with your brain to become more efficient, effective and productive... and transform the way you operate?
Make Your Brain Work
is here to help. Author Amy Brann is fascinated by the application of brain science to business, and you don't have to be an expert to understand - she explains the principles and latest insights in practical and easy-to-understand language, enabling you to understand the way you work, and form the helpful habits that will revolutionize your output.
With clear, in-context examples; hands-on tips; and focused case studies on how companies are doing things well and the pitfalls to avoid, this entertaining book will help you reduce the stress and overwhelm of poor time management, and help get you to that next professional level. Including brand-new content on developing resilience and creativity, and managing your work-life balance, now it's even easier to
Make Your Brain Work
!
Reviews / Votes
"Anyone interested in understanding human behaviour should read this book! Amy Brann explains the theory of neuroscience and how it can be applied in personal and organisational contexts. Her knowledge, experience, warmth and pragmatism shine through on every page."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 22.2 cm
Width: 14.6 cm
Thickness: 2.6 cm
Weight
615 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78966-050-0 (9781789660500)
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Author
Author, consultant and global speaker Amy Brann is the founder of Synaptic Potential, through which she works with companies including Warner Brothers, EY, Twinings, the NHS and Mondelez International, to help them better understand their teams, clients and organizations as a whole. She was named by HR Magazine as one of the most influential HR thinkers in 2023.
She is the author of Make Your Brain Work and Neuroscience for Coaches, published by Kogan Page.
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Content
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- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Section - ONE: You;
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- Chapter - 01: Can a marshmallow predict your success?;
- Chapter - 02: Is your hippopotamus under attack?;
- Chapter - 03: Learning how to influence what feels out of your control;
- Chapter - 04: The challenge of being everything to everyone;
- Chapter - 05: Is a busy brain a clever brain?;
- Chapter - 06: Getting results easily and with less effort;
- Section - TWO: Your colleagues and clients;
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- Chapter - 07: Working and living in balance;
- Chapter - 08: Upgrading your life one step at a time;
- Chapter - 09: The minefield of motivating people;
- Chapter - 10: Resilience;
- Chapter - 11: Creativity;
- Chapter - 12: Appearing competent to others;
- Section - THREE: Your company;
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- Chapter - 13: Leading with your brain switched on;
- Chapter - 14: Work life balance;
- Chapter - 15: Managing people, managing brains