Buying a table tennis table will make your staff happier. Working
eight hours a day, five days a week, will result in the most
productivity. Paying higher salaries will always result in higher
motivation. But will it really?
There are a staggering number of myths, stereotypes and out-of-date
rules that abound in the workplace. This can make it feel impossible to
truly know how to get the most out of your career, your team and your
company. In Myths of Work*,* Ian MacRae take an entertaining
and evidence-based look at the most pervasive myths about our working
lives, from the serious to the ridiculous, to give you the insight you
need to become a better manager in the modern workplace. Fascinating
real life case studies from organizations around the world display the
myths (and how to overcome them) in practice.
Myths of Work combines business thinking with psychology to give
you practical insights, a lively writing style and a handy
dip-in-and-out structure to form your ultimate guide to becoming a
better and enlightened manager.
About the Business Myths series...
The Business Myths series tackles the falsehoods that pervade the
business world. From leadership and management to social media and the
workplace, these accessible books overturn out-of-date assumptions,
skewer stereotypes and put oft-repeated slogans to the myth-busting
test. Both entertaining and rigorously researched, these books will
equip you with the insight and no-nonsense wisdom you need to succeed.
