Bring your brain to work: using cognitive science to get a job, do it well, and advance your career

✍ Scribed by Markman, Arthur B

• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 2); Harvard Business Review Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 145 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Boston, Massachusetts
• ISBN: 163369612X

✦ Synopsis

The path to success runs through cognitive science -- Part I. Getting a job : Finding opportunities you'll value -- Applying and interviewing -- From the offer to the decision -- Part II. Succeeding at work : Learning -- Communicating -- Producing -- Leading -- Part III. Managing your career : Move away, move on, or move up -- Your career -- Epilogue : Write your story.;Few people really understand their own minds or the minds of others. Over the past decade, there has been increasing attention to what psychology can teach us about work. Research has focused on improving decision-making practices, influencing colleagues, and effective thinking. The problem is, general-interest books on these topics typically include only a smattering of business and career examples, tantalizing readers without providing real, constructive help. Bring Your Brain to Work changes all that, bringing current cognitive science insight to specific workplace challenges. The book focuses on three elements of success: getting a job, excelling at work, and finding your next position. Professor, author, and popular radio host Art Markman expertly illustrates how cognitive science brings important perspective and insight to each of these elements. Integrating the latest research with engaging stories and examples from across the professional spectrum, Bring Your Brain to Work will help readers understand themselves and the people around them, providing evidence-based insight and advice on three crucial aspects of success--

✦ Subjects

Self-help publications