Margaret Heffernan Knihy

Jedinečná doporučení pro ředitele i zaměstnance. Vlivná a uznávaná podnikatelka nabízí tipy jak vytvořit ideální pracovní prostředí pomocí malých změn. V dnešním světě se zdá, že všichni potřebujeme velké činy – více pracovat, více vydělávat a být šťastnější. Ale proč je dosažení spokojenosti a produktivity tak těžké?Autorka, jež strávila řadu let ve velkém byznysu, dochází k nečekanému závěru: malé změny mají největší vliv. Argumentuje fakty z prostředí nejvýznamnějších celosvětových firem. Jak se změnila CIA díky jedné jediné otázce? Jak dokázala jedna firma zvýšit zisk o 15 milionů dolarů zavedením přestávky na kávu apod.

The book explores the human aversion to uncertainty, highlighting how it contributes to stress and anxiety. It discusses the irony of seeking certainty through technology, which often leads to dependency and increased anxiety instead. By examining our relationship with uncertainty, the author encourages readers to confront their fears and embrace the unknown, suggesting that acceptance of uncertainty can lead to personal growth and resilience.

Get into the best schools. Land your next big promotion. Dress for success. Run faster. Play tougher. Work harder. Keep score. And whatever you do make sure you win. Competition runs through every aspect of our lives today. From the cubicle to the race track, in business and love, religion and science, what matters now is to be the biggest, fastest, meanest, toughest, richest. The upshot of all these contests? As Margaret Heffernan shows, competition regularly backfires, producing an explosion of cheating, corruption, inequality, and risk. The demolition derby of modern life has damaged our ability to work together. But it doesn't have to be this way. CEOs, scientists, engineers, investors, and inventors around the world are pioneering better ways to create great products, build enduring businesses, and grow relationships. Their secret? Generosity. Trust. Time. Theater. From the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts to the classrooms of Singapore and Finland, from tiny start-ups to global engineering firms and beloved American organizations, Heffernan discovers ways of living and working that foster creativity, spark innovation, reinforce our social fabric, and feel so much better than winning.

Foundational introduction to the concept that organizations create major impacts by making small changes.

'An urgent read...Karl Popper for the 21st century' Robert Phillips, author of Trust me, PR is Dead'