- Explores over 27 of the most pervasive myths about the workplace - from the serious to the silly - and debunks them through compelling research
- Overturns stereotypes and misinformation to help you become a better manager in the modern workplace
- Includes fascinating real life examples from organizations and industries around the world
- Is written by The Sunday Times columnist and performance expert Ian Macrae and best-selling author Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology at UCL
- Tackles fascinating myths about workplaces such as: surveillance improves performance, computers are going to take all of our jobs, workplace romantic relationships should be banned and fads like table tennis tables will make your staff happier
Myths of Work
The Stereotypes and Assumptions Holding Your Organization Back
Tackle and debunk the most pervasive myths about work and the workplace to help you get the most out of your career and organization.
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EAN: 9780749481285
Edition: 1
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Format: 235x157
192 pages
About the book
Buying a table tennis table will make your staff happier. Working eight hours a day, five days a week, will result in the most productivity. Paying higher salaries will always result in higher motivation. But will it really?
There are a staggering number of myths, stereotypes and out-of-date rules that abound in the workplace. This can make it feel impossible to truly know how to get the most out of your career, your team and your organization. In Myths of Work, Ian MacRae and Adrian Furnham take an entertaining and evidence-based look at the most pervasive myths about our working lives, from the serious to the ridiculous, to give you the insight you need to become a better manager in the modern workplace. Fascinating real life case studies from organizations around the world display the myths (and how to overcome them) in practice.
Myths of Work takes the most up-to-date academic research in business and psychology and combines it with practical insights, a lively writing style and a handy dip-in-and-out structure to form your ultimate guide to becoming a better enlightened manager.
About the authors
Adrian Furnham
Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at UCL, Adjunct Professor of Management at the Norwegian School of Management, and has lectured widely abroad. He has written over 1000 scientific papers and 70 books and is among the most well-known and productive psychologists in the world. Adrian is also a newspaper columnist, previously at The Financial Times, now at The Sunday Times. He wrote regularly for The Daily Telegraph and is a regular contributor to stations including the BBC, CNN, and ITV.
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Ian MacRae
Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace. He developed the High Potential Traits Inventory (HPTI), a personality assessment which has been translated into dozens of languages and used by over 50,000 people around the world. Myths of Social Media is his fifth book, he is co-author of Motivation and Performance and Myths of Work, also part of the Business Myths series.
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Myths of Work challenges many common assumptions about the workplace in a fun and accessible style, anchored in a much-needed veracity that is both refreshing and engaging.
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