Book Group: Alive at Work

Alive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do

Author: Daniel M. Cable

Description:  In this bold, enlightening book, social psychologist and professor Daniel M. Cable takes leaders into the minds of workers and reveals the surprising secret to restoring their zest for work. Disengagement isn't a surprising secret to restoring their zest for work. Disengagment isn't a motivational prblem, it's a biological one. Humans aren't built for routine and repetition. We're designed to crave exploration, experimentation, and learning- in fact, there's a part of our brains, which scientists have coined "the seeking system", that rewards us for taking part in these activities. But the way organizations are run prevents many of us from following our innate impulse. As a result, we shut down.

Things need to change. More than ever before, employee creativity and engagement are needed to win. With small nudges, you can personally help people reach their fullest potential.

Audience: This book group is open to managers and supervisors only.