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Make your brain work [electronic book] : how to maximize your efficiency, productivity and effectiveness / Amy Brann.

By: Brann, Amy [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London, England ; New York, New York ; New Delhi India : Kogan Page, 2020Copyright date: ©2013Description: online resource (303 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781789660494 (paperback); 1789660491 (paperback) ; 9781789660500 (hardback) ; 1789660505 (hardback) ; 9781789660548 (eBook).Subject(s): Performance -- Psychological aspects | Work environment -- Psychological aspects | Mental efficiency | Management -- Psychological aspectsAdditional physical formats: Print version : Make your brain work : how to maximize your efficiency, productivity and effectivenessDDC classification: 158 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in electronic form.
Contents:
Can marshmallow predict your success? -- Is your happiness under attack? -- Learning how to influence what feels out of control -- The challenge of being everything to everyone -- Is a busy brain a clever brain? -- Getting results easily and with less effort -- Working and living in balance -- Upgrading your life one step at a time -- The minefield of motivating people -- The resilient brain -- did you receive yours? -- What to do when everyone demands innovation -- Appearing competent to others -- Leading with your brian switched on -- A culture of more psychological safety -- Managing people, managing brains.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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!

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Can marshmallow predict your success? -- Is your happiness under attack? -- Learning how to influence what feels out of control -- The challenge of being everything to everyone -- Is a busy brain a clever brain? -- Getting results easily and with less effort -- Working and living in balance -- Upgrading your life one step at a time -- The minefield of motivating people -- The resilient brain -- did you receive yours? -- What to do when everyone demands innovation -- Appearing competent to others -- Leading with your brian switched on -- A culture of more psychological safety -- Managing people, managing brains.

Also available in electronic form.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Author notes provided by Syndetics

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 organisations as a whole. She is the author of Make Your Brain Work and Neuroscience for Coaches , published by Kogan Page. She was named by HR Magazine as one of the most influential HR thinkers in 2023.