101 Business Ideas That Will Change the Way You Work

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Contents
4. About the author
5. Acknowledgements
6. INTRODUCTION and IDEA #1:: How to turn theory into results
7. PART 1: IDEAS ABOUT PEOPLE
   1. IDEA #2: If you fear losing, you’re more likely to lose out
   2. IDEA #3: The hedgehog and the fox – why experts get it wrong
   3. IDEA #4: How fortune favours the beautiful
   4. IDEA #5: When you can skip that meeting
   5. IDEA #6: How to improve your memory
   6. IDEA #7: Nice gals finish last, nice guys aren’t far behind
   7. IDEA #8: People are terrible at fractions
   8. IDEA #9: Why diverse support networks are crucial for success
   9. IDEA #10: When your gut instinct may be right
   10. IDEA #11: How good do you think you are?
   11. IDEA #12: The changing face of great working relationships
   12. IDEA #13: When not to take an overseas assignment
   13. IDEA #14: The virtues of exchanging favours
   14. IDEA #15: Going on leave? Mind the career gap
   15. IDEA #16: You are so clever! Flattery and the boardroom
   16. IDEA #17: Avoid choice overload: ‘keep it simple, stupid’
   17. IDEA #18: Why we’re anchored to what we know
   18. IDEA #19: The negative impact of the superstar
   19. IDEA #20: The value of caring
   20. IDEA #21: Take every email with a pinch of salt
   21. IDEA #22: Anger management: she needs it, he doesn’t
   22. IDEA #23: Why emotional inconsistency is the worst trait in a manager
   23. IDEA #24: How to catch a feeling
   24. IDEA #25: The antisocial network
   25. IDEA #26: Why being boring can make you a brilliant CEO
   26. IDEA #27: How to tell if a leader is lying
   27. IDEA #28: Your willpower levels are precious and finite
   28. IDEA #29: The optimistic salesperson
   29. IDEA #30: Stress leads to poor decision-making
   30. IDEA #31: To opt in or opt out?
   31. IDEA #32: Rational man is dead. Salute the animal spirit
   32. IDEA #33: I can see your halo
   33. IDEA #34: To get to the C-suite, be a generalist
   34. IDEA #35: The two yous
   35. IDEA #36: Work stress? Go for a run
   36. IDEA #37: The power of peer pressure
   37. IDEA #38: The benefits of believing in immanent justice
   38. IDEA #39: It’s lonely at the top
   39. IDEA #40: It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it
8. PART 2: IDEAS ABOUT PERFORMANCE
   1. IDEA #41: Find out when you’re in the zone
   2. IDEA #42: To really improve, just do it
   3. IDEA #43: To decide alone is to make a bad decision
   4. IDEA #44: If you can’t measure it, it’s likely to be rubbish
   5. IDEA #45: That’s my (one) goal
   6. IDEA #46: Don’t pretend you can always control your emotions
   7. IDEA #47: Boost creativity by making the workplace an emotional roller coaster
   8. IDEA #48: Escaping the cycle of responsiveness
   9. IDEA #49: Want to do the right thing? Wait a moment …
   10. IDEA #50: Online procrastination – the key to higher productivity
   11. IDEA #51: When customers will put up with rude service
   12. IDEA #52: It’s easier to be forgiven than to ask for permission
   13. IDEA #53: Want to win? Start by losing (a little)
   14. IDEA #54: Working on an acquisition? Seller, beware!
   15. IDEA #55: How social networks share knowledge
   16. IDEA #56: I’m in charge – check my paycheque
   17. IDEA #57: Great performance, but I regress
   18. IDEA #58: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
   19. IDEA #59: The hidden evil of stereotype threats
   20. IDEA #60: How to turn that black swan white
   21. IDEA #61: Kick the habit
   22. IDEA #62: The biology of risk-taking
   23. IDEA #63: Do you have a Pareto or a long tail?
   24. IDEA #64: Six seconds to land your dream job
   25. IDEA #65: Tell stories, not facts
   26. IDEA #66: How to avoid buying a lemon
   27. IDEA #67: Flawed headhunting
   28. IDEA #68: Do I have a choice?
   29. IDEA #69: What not to write
   30. IDEA #70: F**k that hurts! How swearing eases the pain
   31. IDEA #71: When you should turn that frown upside down
   32. IDEA #72: How to become Mr Charismatic, JFK-style
   33. IDEA #73: My greatest weakness? I’m a perfectionist …
   34. IDEA #74: Start up where you started from
   35. IDEA #75: How to expand time
   36. IDEA #76: Let’s not pull an all-nighter
   37. IDEA #77: Keeping out the fifth column
   38. IDEA #78: How to pick your next leader
   39. IDEA #79: Repetition, repetition, repetition
   40. IDEA #80: Strike a pose, feel the power
   41. IDEA #81: Progress … the most important motivator of all
   42. IDEA #82: Elbow grease … the value generator
   43. IDEA #83: Getting creative? Get distracted
   44. IDEA #84: Avoid the planning fallacy
   45. IDEA #85: I think the question you’re trying to ask is …
9. PART 3: IDEAS ABOUT ORGANISATIONS
   1. IDEA #86: Why playing the game will get you ahead
   2. IDEA #87: Working from home or shirking from home?
   3. IDEA #88: The paradox of meritocracy – how doing right can lead to wrong
   4. IDEA #89: Power, CEOs, boards and extreme strategic deviance
   5. IDEA #90: The myth of CEO experience
   6. IDEA #91: Change, language and history
   7. IDEA #92: MBA students and the cheating bug
   8. IDEA #93: Is your office making you sick?
   9. IDEA #94: Strong culture, reliable performance
   10. IDEA #95: Strategy, leaders and leadership harmony
   11. IDEA #96: Need to manage a negative rumour? Challenge its credibility
   12. IDEA #97: How management myths are formed
   13. IDEA #98: Why you should offer surgery with a free lollipop
   14. IDEA #99: It’s why, not what, that matters
   15. IDEA #100: Competition in the workplace
   16. IDEA #101: Face-time counts
10. Endorsement
11. Imprint