Smarter faster better : the secrets of being productive in life and business

Table of Contents: 1.MOTIVATION Reimagining Boot Camp, Nursing Home Rebellions, and the Locus of Control 2.TEAMS Psychological Safety at Google and Saturday Night Live 3.FOCUS Cognitive Tunneling, Air France Flight 447, and the Power of Mental Models 4.GOAL SETTING Smart Goals, Stretch Goals, and the Yom Kippur War 5.MANAGING OTHERS Solving a Kidnapping with Lean and Agile Thinking and a Culture of Trust 6.DECISION MAKING Forecasting the Future (and Winning at Poker) with Bayesian Psychology 7.INNOVATION How ldea Brokers and Creative Desperation Saved Disney's Frozen 8.ABSORBING DATA Turning Information into Knowledge in Cincinnati's Public Schools

In this book the author explained why we do what we do. Now he applies the same relentless curiosity and masterful analysis to the question: how can each of us achieve more? Drawing on the very latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics, he demonstrates the eight simple principles that govern productivity. He demonstrates how the most dynamic and effective people - from CEOs to film-makers to software entrepreneurs - deploy them. And he shows how you can, too. The author has some wonderful advice for increasing productivity . . . the tips he highlights have most definitely played a huge part in helping me to build the Virgin brand.