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For decades, alarms have sounded about declining engagement. Yet companies continue to struggle with toxic cultures, and the low productivity and unhappiness that go with them. Why is "culture" so difficult to improve? What makes so many good employees check out? Neuroscientist Paul Zak shows that innate brain functions hold the answers. It all boils down to trust. When someone shows you trust, a feel-good jolt of oxytocin surges through your brain and triggers you to reciprocate.

Dieses unterhaltsame und praxisnahe Buch macht wissenschaftlich nachvollziehbar, warum wir Erfolg haben und woran wir oft scheitern. Fabritius und Hagemann kombinieren Erkenntnisse der Hirnforschung mit Business-Expertise, um mehr Leistung, Führungsstärke, Teamgeist und Zufriedenheit freizuschalten. Sie zeigen, wie kognitive Fähigkeiten gezielt eingesetzt werden können, um fokussierter, effizienter, kollegialer und letztlich glücklicher zu arbeiten.

Despite extensive evidence highlighting the influence of genetics in the business world, this critical connection has been glossed over by corporate leaders and management gurus. Now, for the first time, author Scott Shane explains why genes matter, and how an understanding of their relationship to behavior is of vital importance to employers, employees, and policy makers.

As human beings, we are fascinated by what makes us tick. We know that nature gave us certain biological appetites to ensure our survival, among those the need for water, food, sex, and love, but meeting these alone is not enough to ensure happiness. Scientists, and now managers, are realizing that people have a biological need to experience social rewards like praise, the thrill of innovation, and the satisfaction of acquiring new skills.