Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Contributor(s): Heath, Chip (Author), Heath, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385528752 ISBN-13: 9780385528757 Publisher: Crown Currency
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
Dewey: 303.4 |
LCCN: 2009027814 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" L (1.04 lbs) 320 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/04/2010 pg. 40 Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 77 |
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Publisher Description: Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems - the rational mind and the emotional mind--that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort - but if it is overcome, change can come quickly. In Switch, the Heaths show how everyday people - employees and managers, parents and nurses - have united both minds and, as a result, achieved dramatic results: - The lowly medical interns who managed to defeat an entrenched, decades-old medical practice that was endangering patients - The home-organizing guru who developed a simple technique for overcoming the dread of housekeeping - The manager who transformed a lackadaisical customer-support team into service zealots by removing a standard tool of customer service In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline. |
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