
Messengers
Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why
PublicAffairs (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 2019
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-5417-2438-9 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating exploration of the powerful forces that shape who people choose to listen to and believe, why talented and qualified people are ignored, and how these "messengers" influence society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5417-2438-9 (9781541724389)
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Stephen Martin, the CEO of the consulting and training company Influence at Work, works with companies around the world. Based in London, he visits the United States frequently and in 2019 will lead a new executive education program in behavioral science at Columbia University Business School. He is also a guest lecturer on executive education programs at Harvard Business School, the London School of Economics, and the Judge Business School at Cambridge University,. He is the co-author of Yes! 50 Secrets from the Science of Persuasion, which has sold over a million copies internationally and been translated into 26 languages. Steve writes a regular business column, "Persuasion," for the British Airways inflight magazine and contributes to Harvard Business Review's prestigious 'Breakthrough Ideas for Business' list. Steve's work has been featured in broadcast and print media across the world, including BBC TV and Radio, MSNBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wired, The London Times, Sunday Telegraph, and the Guardian.
Joseph Marks is an associate consultant with Influence at Work and a doctoral candidate working jointly at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University College London. His research and studies have been published in both academic journals and The New York Times, Bloomberg and the Harvard Business Review.
Joseph Marks is an associate consultant with Influence at Work and a doctoral candidate working jointly at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University College London. His research and studies have been published in both academic journals and The New York Times, Bloomberg and the Harvard Business Review.