Rock, David, 1967-

Your brain at work : strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus, and working smarter all day long / Strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus, and working smarter all day long David Rock. - xiv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Act I. Problems and decisions -- Scene 1. The morning email overwhelm -- Scene 2. A project that hurts to think about -- Scene 3. Juggling five things at once -- Scene 4. Saying no to distractions -- Scene 5. Searching for the zone of peak performance -- Scene 6. Getting past a roadblock -- -- Internission: meet the director -- Act II. Stay cool under pressure -- Scene 7. Derailed by drama -- Scene 8. Drowning amid uncertainty -- Scene 9. When expectations get out of control -- Act III. Collaborate with others -- Scene 10. Turning enemies into friends -- Scene 11. When everything seems unfair -- Scene 12. The battle for status -- Act IV. Facilitate change -- Scene 13. When other people lose the plot -- Scene 14. The culture that needs to transform.

Through the story of Emily and Paul, a working couple with different job situations, the author shows how to better organize, prioritize, remember, and process our working lives.

0061771295 9780061771293

2009018883


Success in business--Psychological aspects
Brain.
Distraction (Psychology)

HF5386 / .R538 2009

658.4092019