Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More, Paperback/Morten Hansen

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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, groundbreaking five-year study of more than 5, 000 managers and employees, Morten T. Hansen has the answers. His extensive research has yielded the "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 will learn how a businesswoman turned around her company by saying "no" to customers and doing less, meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turn-around of his failing school, encounter a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village, and discover the secrets of 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 cities examples from history that illustrate the use of his seven practices, from the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho to the race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole. Written in an accessible, warm voice, Great at Work is for everyone looking to achieve more by doing less, backed by unprecedented statistical analysis. Book jacket.