Dr. Jennifer Aaker is a leading expert on how purpose and meaning shape individual choices and how technology can positively impact both human well-being and company growth. Her work delves deeply into the psychology of meaning, aiming to help individuals lead more meaningful lives. She also leads research in psychology and well-being, focusing on how technology can positively influence human behavior and lives. Her work explores how meaning can shape not only individual behavior but also organizational outcomes.
Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015 This CfE Higher Geography Grade Booster is the essential guide to exam skills. It includes detailed advice on how to approach and answer the different types of question you will find in the exam and has been written by an experienced teacher and exam expert.
A recent survey of more than 700 CEOs showed that 98% prefer job candidates with a sense of humour and 84% think that funny employees do better work. Psychologist Dr Jennifer Aaker and comedian Naomi Bagdonas' research has shown that humour makes us feel more competent and confident, strengthens relationships and boosts resilience during difficult times. Based on the popular course 'Humour: Serious Business' at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where Aaker and Bagdonas help some of the world's most hard-driving, blazer-wearing business minds build levity into their organisations and lives, this book will show you how to use humour to: enhance creativity and problem-solving; influence and motivate others; build bonds and defuse tension within teams; create a culture where colleagues feel safe, appreciated and joyful.
"Anyone-even you!-can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Many people understand humor's power intuitively. But when it comes to using it with intention, far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health, and contributing to a permanent and unsightly frown known as "resting boss face." In fact, research shows that humor is one of the most powerful tools we have for accomplishing serious things. Top executives know this, which is why 98 percent prefer employees with a sense of humor, and 84 percent believe these employees do better work. Studies show that humor makes us appear more competent and confident, strengthens relationships, unlocks creativity, and boosts our resilience during difficult times. That's why Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas teach the popular course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they help some of the world's most hard-driving, blazer-wearing business minds build levity into their organizations and lives. In Humor, Seriously, they draw on findings by behavioral scientists, advice from world-class comedians, and stories from real-life business leaders to reveal how humor works and-more important-how you can make greater and better use of it. Aaker and Bagdonas unpack the theory and application of humor: what makes something funny, how to mine your life for material, and how to craft a joke. They show how to use humor to make a strong first impression, deliver difficult feedback, and foster cultures where levity and creativity can thrive. And they explore the gray areas of humor: how to keep it appropriate-and recover if you cross a line. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." If Eisenhower-the second least naturally funny president ever (after Franklin Pierce)-thought humor was necessary to win wars and build highways, then you might consider learning it too. Seriously"-- Provided by publisher
Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference.
V posledních letech zažíváme období nebývalé nejistoty a otřesů. Nikoho tedy asi nepřekvapí, že důvěra, lidský kontakt a duševní pohoda jsou na ústupu. Není to žádná legrace. Výzkumy ale ukazují, že humor a smích patří k nejcennějším nástrojům, které máme k dispozici pro upevnění vzájemných vztahů, rozptýlení napětí a zvýšení psychické odolnosti a výkonnosti... zejména ve chvílích, kdy jde o hodně. V této knize najdete poznatky behaviorálních vědců, světových bavičů a inspirativních lídrů, které vám pomohou odhalit, jak humor vlastně funguje a – což je nejdůležitější – jak ho můžete lépe a častěji aplikovat ve svém osobním i profesním životě. Prezident Dwight David Eisenhower kdysi řekl: „Smysl pro humor je součástí umění vést lidi, vycházet s nimi, a dotahovat věci do konce." A pokud si Eisenhower, druhý nejméně přirozeně vtipný prezident – hned po Franklinu Piercovi – myslel, že humor je nezbytný k vyhrávání válek, stavění dálnic a k varování před vojensko-průmyslovým komplexem, pak byste se ho měli naučit používat i vy. „Pokud by tato kniha a Brad Pitt nakráčeli do baru a já si mohla vybrat mezi nimi, odešla bych domů s knihou." – Nancy Lublin, zakladatelka Crisis Text Line a bývalá CEO společnosti DoSomething.org