Behavioral Economics for Leaders: Research-Based Insights on the Weird, Irrational, and Wonderful Ways Humans Navigate the Workplace - Hardcover

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MATTHIAS SUTTER is a behavioral economist. He has been the Director of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn since 2017. He is also Professor of Experimental Economic Research at the Universities of Cologne and Innsbruck.

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The field of behavioral economics has shed new light on a wide variety of behavioral phenomena. An understanding of its often-counterintuitive wisdom is essential for leaders who wish to set themselves apart from the pack and maximize their positive impact on their colleagues and their companies.

In Behavioral Economics for Leaders: Research-Based Insights on the Weird, Irrational, and Wonderful Ways Humans Navigate the Workplace, renowned behavioral economist Matthias Sutter delivers a surprising and practical exploration of how people in the real world respond to incentives, work together, and behave in groups. This book applies new and classic research to the everyday business world so frontline organizational leaders can improve their organizations in an evidence-based way.

You’ll find out which factors are important for professional success, from the start of your career to retirement, learn to advance faster, and effectively strategize about how to meet your unique professional goals. You’ll discover what’s preventing your colleagues from realizing their full productivity and implement changes that unlock their potential.

The author explains how to become a better leader by interpreting and understanding the actions of your team members, as well as how to identify hidden biases in yourself and others so you can combat inequalities and inefficiencies. He offers a view of what makes people tick at work, allowing leaders to understand and, in some cases, predict the actions and reactions of their team members.

An essential exploration of the real-world implications of a highly practical and rarely understood discipline, Behavioral Economics for Leaders belongs on the bookshelves of managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders who seek to transform their teams and organizations into high-performing units.

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The field of behavioral economics has shed new light on a wide variety of behavioral phenomena. An understanding of its often-counterintuitive wisdom is essential for leaders who wish to set themselves apart from the pack and maximize their positive impact on their colleagues and their companies.

In Behavioral Economics for Leaders: Research-Based Insights on the Weird, Irrational, and Wonderful Ways Humans Navigate the Workplace, renowned behavioral economist Matthias Sutter delivers a surprising and practical exploration of how people in the real world respond to incentives, work together, and behave in groups. This book applies new and classic research to the everyday business world so frontline organizational leaders can improve their organizations in an evidence-based way.

You'll find out which factors are important for professional success, from the start of your career to retirement, learn to advance faster, and effectively strategize about how to meet your unique professional goals. You'll discover what's preventing your colleagues from realizing their full productivity and implement changes that unlock their potential.

The author explains how to become a better leader by interpreting and understanding the actions of your team members, as well as how to identify hidden biases in yourself and others so you can combat inequalities and inefficiencies. He offers a view of what makes people tick at work, allowing leaders to understand and, in some cases, predict the actions and reactions of their team members.

An essential exploration of the real-world implications of a highly practical and rarely understood discipline, Behavioral Economics for Leaders belongs on the bookshelves of managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders who seek to transform their teams and organizations into high-performing units.