The Best Place to Work
Ron Friedman, Ph.D., is a Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and CNN contributor. He is the founder of ignite80, a consulting organization that assists smart leaders in creating thriving workplaces, and he frequently presents keynotes and trainings on workplace excellence science.
The Best Place to Work, written by award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D., delves into the newest research in the domains of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neurology, and management to uncover what truly makes us successful at work. Friedman demonstrates leaders at all levels how to apply scientifically proven approaches to promote sharper thinking, more innovation, and stronger performance by combining captivating stories with cutting-edge research.
Among the many surprise findings, Friedman describes how learning to think like a hostage negotiator may help you diffuse a workplace conflict, why keeping a fish bowl at your desk can improve your thinking, and how scheduling strategic diversions can help you make better decisions. Along the way, the book presents the scientist who invented the cubicle, the president who prosecuted the world's most dangerous criminal, and the youngster who single-handedly reinvented professional tennis—vivid stories that give surprising insights for achieving workplace greatness.
The Best Place to Work, brimming with counterintuitive insights and actionable ideas, gives employees and executives alike game-changing guidance for working smarter and transforming any organization—regardless of size, budget, or ambitions—into an outstanding workplace. It is regarded as one of the best books on workplace culture.
Author: Ron Friedman PhD
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Place-Work-Extraordinary-Workplace/dp/0399165606
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars (from 317 reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #119,845 in Books
#91 in Occupational & Organizational Popular Psychology
#364 in Human Resources & Personnel Management (Books)
#490 in Workplace Culture (Books)
