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Wall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Financial Times Business Book of the MonthNamed by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.Why do some people perform better at work than others This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce Now, after a unique, five year study of than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his Seven Work Smarter Practices that can be applied by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance.Each of Hansen s seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his comprehensive study You ll meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turnaround of his failing high school a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village and a sushi chef, whose simple preparation has led to his restaurant tucked away under a Tokyo subway station underpass being awarded the maximum of three Michelin stars Hansen also explains how the way Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho and the 1911 race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven practices even before they were identified.Each chapter contains questions and key insights to allow you to assess your own performance and figure out your work strengths, as well as your weaknesses Once you understand your individual style, there are mini quizzes, questionnaires, and clear tips to assist you focus on a strategy to become a productive worker Extensive, accessible, and friendly, Great at Work will help you achieve by working less, backed by unprecedented statistical analysis. 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Hansen For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Disappointing There is nothing wrong with the book s main thesis that we should work less, then obsess In other words, do fewer things but focuson doing them well Can t argue with that There are six other principles including such obvious nuggets as work smarter, not harder.The problem is how the book justifies this point of view Most of the book is argument by anecdote Person X did this and it worked out therefore we should all do this That s hardly a strong argument as the Disappointing There is nothing wrong with the book s main thesis that we should work less, then obsess In other words, do fewer things but focuson doing them well Can t argue with that There are six other principles including such obvious nuggets as work smarter, not harder.The problem is how the book justifies this point of view Most of the book is argument by anecdote Person X did this and it worked out therefore we should all do this That s hardly a strong argument as the examples are all hand picked to prove the author s arguments The book is also based on research a survey which seems flaky People were ask...As business books go, this is a good one Morten T Hansen s Great at Work is an attempt to explain how high performers outdo their peers and deliver higher quality work The essential teaching of the book is that such performers do less, then obsess That is, they are very good at prioritizing, focusing on the top one to three things then they really bear down on those things to the exclusion of everything else There s a lotgoing on, but I think almost anyone would appreciate readin As business books go, this is a good one Morten T Hansen s Great at Work is an attempt to explain how high performer...Do Less FluffIn GREAT AT WORK, Professor Morten Hansen reveals the results of his extensive research study, which began in 2011, and examined the activity of 5,000 workers The author was trying to figure out exactly which factors contributed to one being an especially superior worker The researchers whittled down the factors to just seven Smart Practices These seven factors, as a whole explained about 2 3 of what makes someone really effective.The biggest factor leading to superior performa Do Less FluffIn GREAT AT WORK, Professor Morten Hansen reveals the results of his extensive research study, which began in 2011, and examined the activity of 5,000 workers The author was trying to figure out exactly which factors contributed to one being an especially superior worker The researchers whittled down the factors to just seven Smart Practices These seven factors, as a whole explained about 2 3 of wha...If you attend 45% less meetings, you will be 74%effective There s all sorts of real numbers and stats like this in the book and I call BS What does it even mean to be great at work I think there are a lot of great tips in here that are pretty obvious my personal favorites are do less and then obsess and don t follow your passion But the book sells itself as scientifically rigorous when it s just a nice self help that is fairly obvious I would actually recommend Essentialism, which If you attend 45% less meetings, you will be 74%effective There s all sorts of r...Hansen undertook a 5 year study to find out what makes top performance at work He s also worked with Jim Collins on his follow up to Good to Great, so Hansen has credibility While he frames his 7 keys to performing better as a challenge to the conventional wisdom, the ideas have been around But those ideas have not been wrapped up together and do not have the credibility of Hansen s study The first and most important key work less, then obsess Hansen gives the example of the 91 year old t Hansen undertook a 5 year study to find out what makes top performance at work He s also worked with Jim Collins on his follow up to Good to Great, so Hansen has credibility While he frames his 7 keys to performing better as a challenge to the conventional wisdom, the ideas have been around But those ideas have not been wrapped up together and do not have the credibility of Hansen s study The first and most important key work less, then obsess Hansen gives the example of the 91 year old three star sushi chef who only makes 20 types of sushi in a restaurant with no bathroom underneath the stairs to the subway The chef s singular focus on perfecting sushi earned him three Michelin stars not the decor He also leads this chapter with the story of the team that first reached the south pole and survived, they had less money and less modes of transportation than the better financed team But since...This book asks some important questions, why do some people perform better than others with comparable skills, why do some deliver higher quality work and use less time These important questions and it makes for an interesting book with a number of surprising and interesting findings Overall, I found a lot of the conclusions could be used directly to improve my work output, both in terms of quality and speed and also how I can improve upon my habits outside of work The only detractor for me This book asks some important q...Lettlest og velskrevet bok om hva som kjennetegner de som presterer best p arbeidsplassen Boken tar for seg syv prinsipper teknikker som alle kan innarbeide for forbedre egne jobbprestasjoner Observasjonene er godt forankret i ca 5000 sp rreunders kelser og intervjuer p tvers av m...Great at Work by Morten Hansen is a book about improving your performance in the workplace Hansen distills workplace performance into seven elements which, based on his research, have the largest impact on your productivity at work These are divided into two groups elements related to how you personally work and elements related to how you work with others A recurring theme among the elements is focus, narrowing the scope of what you do to...Nice overview of an academic study across 5000 employees The author presents a framework for increasing your own performance in the workplace with 7 rules to put into practice.My main concern is that it could ve gotten the entire message across muchconcisely But still well worth the read.Well researched Great fundamental tips to integrate into your life I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to increase their performance habits A great way to see how to be at your best in both home life and work life.

Great at Work
  • English
  • 01 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1476765626
  • Morten T. Hansen
  • Great at Work